Malin Bridge Primary School
General Information
- Address: Dykes Lane, Sheffield, S6 4RH – View on map
- Phone: 01142341379
- Website: Visit school website
- Headteacher: Mr Chris Hague
- Age range: 2-11 years
- Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 74 families put it first for 75 places – 10 for every 10 places. 99% of them were offered a place. 1 of the 75 places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 10 · 2024 10 · 2025 11 · 2026 10
- Sixth form: No
- Intake: Mixed
- Religious character: Does not apply
- Nursery provision: Yes
Who goes here
- Pupils eligible for free school meals: 108
- % eligible for free school meals: 19.6%
- Pupil mix: 3 in 10 (less mixed than the Sheffield average)
- English as an additional language: 8% (England 22%)
Staff
Teachers leaving each year
- Teacher turnover: 9.5% a year (Sheffield 12.2%, typical in England 13.9%) Low turnover
- Where they went: about 35% moved to another school, 65% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
- Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)
Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house. "Low turnover" means it's among the quarter of similar schools in England where teachers are most likely to stay.
Behaviour
Awaiting Data
Across Sheffield: suspensions by reason
- Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 10 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
- Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
- Suspensions for bullying: 10 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
- Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 5 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
- Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)
These are figures for all state primary schools in Sheffield, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.
Attendance
- Overall absence: 4.3%
- Persistently absent pupils: 6.1%
- Data year: 2024/25
SEN
- Resourced provision for AutismSpeech, language and communication 20 places · 7 pupils at the last count
Places are usually for children with an EHC Plan and are arranged through the council, not the normal school application.
- Pupils on SEN Support: 15.1%
- Pupils with an EHC Plan: 5.7%
- Data year: 2025/26
Most common needs - SEN Support
- Autistic spectrum disorder: 34 pupils
- Speech, language and communications needs: 28 pupils
- Specific learning difficulty: 12 pupils
- Social, emotional and mental health: 12 pupils
- Moderate learning difficulty: 4 pupils
Most common needs - EHC Plan
- Autistic spectrum disorder: 17 pupils
- Speech, language and communications needs: 14 pupils
- Social, emotional and mental health: 2 pupils
- Specific learning difficulty: 1 pupil
- Physical disability: 1 pupil
These figures show the makeup of the school.
Educational Attainment
Outstanding 2024 report
Year 6 SATs results
- Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 71% (England 62%)
- Reached the higher standard: 18% (England 8%)
- Compared with the area: 12 percentage points above the Sheffield average (59%)
- Compared with schools with similar pupils: Above (3-year average 73% against an expected 64%)
- 3-year average (expected standard): 73%
- Expected standard by subject: Reading 90% · Writing 74% · Maths 88% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 78%
- Average test scores: reading 108, maths 107
- Based on: 72 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25
View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.
SATs results over time
Year 6 SATs: joint 23rd of 110 junior and primary schools in the area
- #22Angram Bank Primary School72%
- =23Charnock Hall Primary Academy71%
- =23Malin Bridge Primary School71%
- =23Marlcliffe Community Primary School71%
- =23St Mary's Church of England Primary School71%
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1st of 80 primary schools in Sheffield for Ofsted rating
- #1Malin Bridge Primary SchoolOutstanding
- #2Mosborough Primary SchoolOutstanding
- #3Oasis Academy WatermeadOutstanding
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Financials
Spending per pupil: £6,442 (2024-25)
59th of 96 primary schools in Sheffield for spending per pupil
- #57Parson Cross Church of England Primary School£6,528
- #58Hatfield Academy£6,505
- #59Malin Bridge Primary School£6,442
- #60St Mary's Church of England Primary School£6,436
- #61Meersbrook Bank Primary School£6,429
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