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Meersbrook Bank Primary School

URN
107002
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Meersbrook Bank Primary School
URN
107002
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Limited Data

49 / 100

Limited Data

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

39

Inspection

55

Admissions Value

35

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

School rankings are not currently available.

School Compass recommendation

Insufficient Data

Not enough information is available to generate a recommendation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: Very high competition
  • Admissions risk: Very high risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Average
  • National comparison: Similar to national average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

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Ofsted inspections

Ungraded inspection
Latest publication date
21 September 2022
Inspection date
6 July 2022
Inspection type
-
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Outcome

    School remains Good

    Graded 21 September 2022

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Inspection history

Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

Admissions

Very High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

26

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

86

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

26

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

3.31×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Sheffield
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Sheffield)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
https://meersbrookbank.sheffield.sch.uk/pupils.html

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Sheffield to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

77.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

77.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

70.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

57.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

S8 9EH - Derbyshire Lane, Sheffield, South Yorkshire

Contact details

Address
Derbyshire Lane, Sheffield, South Yorkshire
Postcode
S8 9EH
Phone
1142814423
Website
https://meersbrookbank.sheffield.sch.uk/pupils.html
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Sheffield
Local authority code
373

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 484 schools in Sheffield.

Authority statistics

Total schools

484

Open schools

191

Closed schools

290

Primary schools

308

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    21 September 20226 July 2022-School remains GoodView report for inspection published 21 September 2022
    • School remains Good

      Published
      21 September 2022
      Inspected
      6 July 2022
      Type
      -
      Report
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    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    30.2%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 25

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    71

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary308 (64.3%)
    • Secondary71 (14.8%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other100 (20.9%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Nether Edge Primary School526 mPrimaryOpen
    The Nether Edge Primary School526 mPrimaryClosed
    Carter Knowle Junior School818 mPrimaryOpen
    Carfield Junior School854 mPrimaryClosed
    Carfield Primary School854 mPrimaryOpen
    Carfield Nursery and Infant School854 mPrimaryClosed
    Holt House Infant School864 mPrimaryOpen
    Woodseats Primary School984 mPrimaryOpen
    Woodseats Primary School984 mPrimaryClosed
    Anns Grove Primary School1.1 kmPrimaryOpen
    • Nether Edge Primary School
      Distance
      526 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • The Nether Edge Primary School
      Distance
      526 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Carter Knowle Junior School
      Distance
      818 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Carfield Junior School
      Distance
      854 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Sheffield)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Abbey Lane Primary SchoolPrimaryS8 0BNClosed
    Abbey Lane Primary SchoolPrimaryS8 0BNOpen
    Abbeyfield Primary AcademyPrimaryS3 9ANOpen
    Acres Hill Community Primary SchoolPrimaryS9 4GQClosed
    Acres Hill Community Primary SchoolPrimaryS9 4GQOpen
    • Abbey Lane Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      S8 0BN
      Status
      Closed
    • Abbey Lane Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      S8 0BN
      Status
      Open
    • Abbeyfield Primary Academy
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      S3 9AN
      Status
      Open
    • Acres Hill Community Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      S9 4GQ
      Status
      Closed
    • Acres Hill Community Primary School
    Carfield Primary School
    Distance
    854 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Carfield Nursery and Infant School
    Distance
    854 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Holt House Infant School
    Distance
    864 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Woodseats Primary School
    Distance
    984 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Woodseats Primary School
    Distance
    984 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Anns Grove Primary School
    Distance
    1.1 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    S9 4GQ
    Status
    Open