Rainbow Forge Primary Academy is a primary school located in Sheffield. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 15/04/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing and progress in maths are average, progress in reading is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.9%, which is 0.9 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Beighton Road, Sheffield, S12 4LQ
Website: www.rainbowforgeacademy.co.uk
Telephone: 01142487342
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Sheffield
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Jane Loader
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 143997

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 15/04/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 384
Number of Pupils: 355
Number of Boys: 178
Number of Girls: 177

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -4.2 Confidence interval -6 to -2.3
Writing
Average: 0.7 Confidence interval -1 to 2.4
Maths
Average: -0.9 Confidence interval -2.5 to 0.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:52%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:7%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:100
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Rainbow Forge Primary Academy
Beighton Road , Hackenthorpe S12 4LQ 		2out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St John Fisher Primary, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
Spring Water Avenue , Hackenthorpe S12 4HJ 		3out of 4 1,144 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Emmanuel Anglican/Methodist Junior School
Thorpe Drive , Waterthorpe S20 7JU 		3out of 4 1,390 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Waterthorpe Infant School
Thorpe Drive , Waterthorpe S20 7JU 		3out of 4 1,415 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Birley Spa Primary Academy
Jermyn Crescent , Hackenthorpe S12 4QE 		3out of 4 1,594 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Westfield School
Eckington Road , Sothall S20 1HQ 		1out of 4 2,076 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Outwood Academy City
Stradbroke Road , S13 8SS 		3out of 4 2,496 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
The Birley Academy
Birley Lane , S12 3BP 		2out of 4 2,637 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Handsworth Grange Community Sports College
Handsworth Grange Road , Handsworth S13 9HJ 		4out of 4 3,011 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Becton School
Sevenairs Road , Beighton S20 1NZ 		- not rated 1,230 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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