Kingfisher Academy
Kingfisher Academy is a special academy in Sheffield for boys and girls aged 5 to 18. It has 16 pupils and room for 70. About 50 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2022.
Sevenairs Road, Beighton, Sheffield, S20 1NZ0114 305 3121kingfisher-academy.orgMr James Gibson headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 9 March 2022, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Good overall.
This inspection is more than 4 years old. When Ofsted next visits, the school will get a report card instead of one grade.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Sheffield council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (10), Autistic spectrum disorder (3), Other difficulty or disability (1), Physical disability (1), language and communications needs (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 16 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 87 | 58 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 19% | 20% | 67% | 67% | 35% | 43% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 19% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 2% | 2% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 40% | 83% | 44% | 8% | 16% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 60% | 17% | 56% | 92% | 79% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 52.5% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 47.5% | 52.4% | 47.0% | 32.8% | 27.8% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 44.4% | 47.6% | 43.0% | 27.1% | 21.7% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 3.1% | 4.8% | 4.0% | 5.7% | 6.1% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 27.2% | 30.7% | 55.2% | 85.4% | 31.5% | 12.8% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
What pupils do next
After GCSEs
Where the 6 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.
Earlier years
| Destination | 2022/23 leavers | 2021/22 leavers | 2020/21 leavers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Still in education, work or training | 67% | 100% | 77% |
| Education | 50% | 92% | 77% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 4% | 0% |
| Work | 17% | 4% | 0% |
| Not in education, work or training | 17% | 0% | 15% |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other special schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reignhead Primary School | Council | 730 m | 223 | Good 2020 | 7 | Compare |
| Waterthorpe Infant School | Council | 900 m | 123 | Good 2024 | 7 | Compare |
| Emmanuel Anglican/Methodist Junior School | Academy | 910 m | 159 | Good 2023 | 24 | Compare |
| Westfield School | Academy | 0.7 miles | 1,366 | Report card 2026 | 11 | Compare |
| Beighton Nursery Infant School | Council | 0.7 miles | 251 | Good 2024 | 31 | Compare |
| Rainbow Forge Primary Academy | Academy | 0.7 miles | 347 | Good 2023 | 7 | Compare |
| Brook House Junior | Academy | 0.8 miles | 325 | Good 2022 | 22 | Compare |
| Shortbrook Primary School | Council | 1.0 miles | 131 | Good 2023 | 38 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Kingfisher Academy a good school?
Kingfisher Academy doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it good at its last inspection in March 2022.
What is Kingfisher Academy's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Kingfisher Academy good at its last full inspection on 9 March 2022. That was more than four years ago. When Ofsted next visits, the school will get a report card instead of a single grade.
How many pupils does Kingfisher Academy have?
16 pupils aged 5 to 18 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 70 places, so it is 23% full.
What is attendance like at Kingfisher Academy?
Pupils were in school 52.5% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 27% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
Does Kingfisher Academy have a sixth form?
Yes.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Sevenairs Road, Beighton, Sheffield, S20 1NZ
- Telephone
- 0114 305 3121
- Website
- www.kingfisher-academy.org
- Headteacher
- Mr James Gibson
- Type of school
- Special academy (Academy special converter, academies)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 5-18, with sixth form
- Gender
- Mixed
- Multi-academy trust
- Nexus Multi Academy Trust (23 schools)
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Ward
- Beighton
- Constituency
- Sheffield South East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 April 2020 (academy converter)
- URN
- 147136 · LAESTAB 3737038 · UKPRN 10085833
- Formerly
- Becton School
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.