When should a child begin to train, and why the old fear was wrong
Most parents think lifting weights is dangerous for children. Twenty years of paediatric consensus disagree, and the reason has more to do with the nervous system than with muscle.
Sheffield
Greystones Primary School
Community school · ages 4–11 · 627 pupils
8% free school meals 8% English as an additional language (Year 6) 5% SEN support (Year 6)
Year 6 results
Reading, writing and maths
Share of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/25.
| Year | School | Local area | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 72% | – | 60% |
| 2023/24 | 79% | – | 61% |
| 2024/25 | 76% | – | 63% |
| 3-year average | 75% |
91 pupils took the tests in 2025.
Average scaled scores in 2025: reading 109, maths 107 (100 is the expected standard). Higher standard in reading, writing and maths: 23%.
There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when the tests were cancelled. What do SATs scores mean?
Inspection
What Ofsted found
No inspection outcome found in Ofsted's latest data for this school.