SCHOOL PROFILE

Grace Owen Nursery School

Nursery Local authority nursery school URN 106975
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity — Published school capacity
Capacity used — Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 5 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

22 February 2023
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Local authority nursery school
Phase Nursery
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Sheffield
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 113 37 full-time · 76 part-time
Female pupils 51 45.1% of pupils
Male pupils 62 54.9% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

15.0%
9.8 pts below England
School 15.0%
Sheffield 34.4%
Yorkshire and The Humber 27.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

27.4%
7.1 pts above England
School 27.4%
Sheffield 24.4%
Yorkshire and The Humber 17.9%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

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School —
Sheffield 0.9%
Yorkshire and The Humber 0.4%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
38.1%
43
White and Black Caribbean
13.3%
15
African
12.4%
14
Pakistani
8.0%
9
Any other Mixed background
5.3%
6
White and Black African
4.4%
5
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 18.6% 21 of 113 pupils
2.2 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 18.6%
Sheffield 21.2%
Yorkshire and The Humber 20.9%
England 20.8%
SEN support 13.3% 15 pupils
England 14.8% 1.5 pts below
EHC plans 5.3% 6 pupils
England 6.0% 0.7 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 9
Specific learning difficulty 3
Hearing impairment 2
No specialist assessment yet 2
Autistic spectrum disorder 1
Other difficulty or disability 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information