Meersbrook Bank Primary School

About Meersbrook Bank Primary School

Meersbrook Bank Primary School in Sheffield holds a Good rating from Ofsted, confirmed in its most recent ungraded inspection in 2022. On the key academic measure for primary schools, the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined (RWM) was 57% in the 2023/24 academic year. This is exactly in line with the Sheffield local authority average of 57%, placing the school in the middle of the pack locally. It ranks 50th out of 106 primary schools in Sheffield, and 8824th nationally. While the combined expected rate is solid, the school’s higher-standard attainment is more modest: just 7% of pupils achieved the higher standard in RWM, and only 7% reached greater depth in writing.

Looking at individual subjects, reading and maths scores are above the national average. The average reading score was 106 and the average maths score was 105, both comfortably above the national benchmark of 100. Expected attainment in maths was particularly strong at 80%, and 80% of pupils also met the expected standard in reading. Writing was slightly lower at 63% expected, and only 23% of pupils achieved the higher standard in maths. The school has no published progress scores for reading, writing or maths, so it is not possible to see how much value it adds from pupils’ starting points. Compared with its previous inspection in 2008, when the school was rated Requires Improvement overall, the trajectory has been clearly upward, and the school has now held a Good rating for over a decade.

Meersbrook Bank is a smaller-than-average primary with 223 pupils against a capacity of 210, meaning it is slightly over capacity. It is oversubscribed: for 2025/26 entry, there were 86 applications for 26 places, a ratio of 3.31 applicants per place, and all 25 first-preference applicants were offered a place. The school has a nursery provision for children aged 3 and above. It offers a range of facilities including a forest school, library, music rooms, ICT suite, sports hall and playing fields. Clubs include chess, eco club, gardening, art and science club, and sports on offer are rounders, netball, dance, football and cricket. The school has a specific SEND provision for dyslexia. With its solid but not exceptional results and strong local demand, this school suits families who want a well-regarded community primary in Sheffield with good facilities and a broad range of activities, and who are comfortable that it is not among the highest-attaining schools in the area.

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