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EnglandYorkshire and The HumberSheffieldS12 4LQRainbow Forge Primary Academy
Primary

Rainbow Forge Primary Academy

Primary

Sheffield · Sheffield · S12 4LQ www.rainbowforgeacademy.co.uk

Pupils
350
cap. 384
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
45%
RWM expected · 2024/25
5%
RWM higher · 2024/25
350
Pupils · 2024/25
7%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
45%
RWM expected · 2024/25
5%
RWM higher · 2024/25
350
Pupils · 2024/25
7%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 05/12/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySheffield
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio23.0:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Rainbow Forge Primary Academy · Primary · Sheffield

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18

RWM expected standard
45%
+9pp
55%46%36%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 45%
RWM higher standard
5%
+5pp
10%5%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 5%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
61%
Reading higher standard
13%
Writing expected standard
63%
Writing higher standard
5%
Maths expected standard
45%
Maths higher standard
5%
Science expected standard
79%
SPAG expected standard
50%
SPAG higher standard
13%
Reading scaled score
101.0
Maths scaled score
98.0
GPS scaled score
101.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
350
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
7%
FSM eligible
46%
SEN
21%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
19%

Contact

Address
Beighton Road, Hackenthorpe, Sheffield, S12 4LQ
Local authority
Sheffield
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2545%5%61%13%63%5%45%5%79%50%101.098.0101.021%350
2023/2436%0%61%14%66%2%48%2%89%59%102.099.0101.024%344
2022/2341%2%61%18%55%2%66%14%80%61%102.0101.0103.0-3.50-4.30-3.5020%361
2018/1952%7%57%16%80%30%75%18%84%70%100.0104.0104.0-4.20+0.70-0.9018%354
2017/1855%10%55%19%77%29%71%23%77%71%101.0102.0104.0-4.30-0.10-2.40350

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2535022.921%7%46%6%19%
2023/2434422.524%6%47%8%22%
2022/2336121.420%6%48%8%22%
2021/2234918.924%5%47%8%26%
2020/2135518.422%6%40%
2018/1935420.318%7%38%5%12%
2017/1818.85%12%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.