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Rainbow Forge Primary Academy

2–11Ages
347Pupils
PrimaryPhase
143997URN

Beighton Road, Hackenthorpe, Sheffield, S12 4LQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

0.2 below Sheffield median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Sheffield

57 applications for 34 places · 70th of 109 in Sheffield

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

45%met the expected standard

Sheffield 61% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 5 December 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.7applications per place, Reception

0.2 below Sheffield median (1.9) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

57 applications · 34 places offered · 33 named it first

2026 1.7; Sheffield median median 1.9
2025 1.4; Sheffield median median 1.9
2024 1.5; Sheffield median median 1.9
2023 1.4; Sheffield median median 1.9
2022 1.4; Sheffield median median 1.9
2021 1.5; Sheffield median median 1.9
2020 1.5; Sheffield median median 2.1
2019 2.1; Sheffield median median 2.0
2018 1.9; Sheffield median median 2.0
2017 1.7; Sheffield median median 1.9
2016 2.1; Sheffield median median 2.1; as the previous school
2015 1.3; Sheffield median median 2.0; as the previous school
2014 1.3; Sheffield median median 2.1; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Sheffield median in 1 of 10 years.

This school
Sheffield median

Dashed bars: as Rainbow Forge Primary School (URN 107005), the previous school.

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	34	57	1.7	33	0.97
Sep 2025	45	61	1.4	43	0.96
Sep 2024	27	41	1.5	26	0.96
Sep 2023	45	65	1.4	47	1.04
Sep 2022	44	61	1.4	42	0.95
Sep 2021	27	40	1.5	25	0.93
Sep 2020	48	71	1.5	47	0.98
Sep 2019	27	57	2.1	27	1.00
Sep 2018	33	64	1.9	30	0.91
Sep 2017	40	68	1.7	37	0.93
Sep 2016 *	32	68	2.1	28	0.88
Sep 2015 *	42	55	1.3	36	0.86
Sep 2014 *	51	65	1.3	36	0.71

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 61% · Writing 63% · Maths 45% → all three 45% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard45%83rd of 107 in Sheffield

Sheffield 61% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard61%

Sheffield 74% England 78%

Higher standard13%

Sheffield 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard63%

Sheffield 70% England 75%

Greater depth5%

Sheffield 6% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard45%

Sheffield 75% England 77%

Higher standard5%

Sheffield 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 98 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Sheffield median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	45%	5%	101	98
2023/24	36%	0%	102	99
2022/23	41%	2%	102	101

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Rainbow Forge Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

1.7applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
St John Fisher Primary, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
1.1 km · Sheffield

Standards maintained2024

1.6applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Emmanuel Anglican/Methodist Junior Academy
1.3 km · Sheffield

Remains Good2023

59%met the SATs standard
Waterthorpe Infant School
1.3 km · Sheffield

Good2024

1.6applications per place
Birley Spa Primary Academy
1.5 km · Sheffield

Requires improvement2023

1.7applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Brunswick Community Primary School
1.8 km · Sheffield

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Woodhouse West Primary School
1.8 km · Sheffield

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.5applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
Reignhead Primary School
1.9 km · Sheffield

Some aspects not as strong2024

1.9applications per place 36%met the SATs standard
Shortbrook Primary School
2.0 km · Sheffield

Good2023

1.5applications per place 90%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 143997 · 373/2363
Trust: L.e.a.d. Academy Trust
Capacity: 384 pupils · 347 on roll
Free school meals: 47.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 February 2017
Replaced: Rainbow Forge Primary School (URN 107005)
Address: Beighton Road, Hackenthorpe, Sheffield, S12 4LQ
Local authority: Sheffield

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources