Community school · Sheffield

Lowfield Community Primary School

5–11Ages
409Pupils
PrimaryPhase
106997URN

London Road, Sheffield, S2 4NJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodFeb 2012

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jun 2022

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.7per place

0.8 above Sheffield median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Sheffield

94 applications for 35 places · 11th of 109 in Sheffield

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

62%met the expected standard

Sheffield 61% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodFeb 2012

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jun 2022

Inspection history

22 June 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
1 February 2012
Graded inspection: 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

2.7applications per place, Reception

0.8 above Sheffield median (1.9) 0.5 above England median (2.2)

94 applications · 35 places offered · 35 named it first

2026 2.7; Sheffield median median 1.9
2025 2.6; Sheffield median median 1.9
2024 1.9; Sheffield median median 1.9
2023 1.9; Sheffield median median 1.9
2022 2.1; Sheffield median median 1.9
2021 2.6; Sheffield median median 1.9
2020 2.1; Sheffield median median 2.1
2019 2.0; Sheffield median median 2.0
2018 3.0; Sheffield median median 2.0
2017 2.1; Sheffield median median 1.9
2016 1.9; Sheffield median median 2.1
2015 1.5; Sheffield median median 2.0
2014 1.4; Sheffield median median 2.1

This school
Sheffield median

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	35	94	2.7	35	1.00
Sep 2025	50	130	2.6	45	0.90
Sep 2024	57	108	1.9	42	0.74
Sep 2023	46	89	1.9	38	0.83
Sep 2022	49	105	2.1	36	0.73
Sep 2021	26	68	2.6	24	0.92
Sep 2020	49	104	2.1	38	0.78
Sep 2019	58	114	2.0	38	0.66
Sep 2018	31	94	3.0	28	0.90
Sep 2017	44	90	2.1	40	0.91
Sep 2016	49	93	1.9	45	0.92
Sep 2015	57	84	1.5	42	0.74
Sep 2014	47	64	1.4	35	0.74

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 75% · Writing 67% · Maths 78% → all three 62% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard62%50th of 107 in Sheffield

Sheffield 61% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard75%

Sheffield 74% England 78%

Higher standard25%

Sheffield 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard67%

Sheffield 70% England 75%

Greater depth2%

Sheffield 6% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard78%

Sheffield 75% England 77%

Higher standard31%

Sheffield 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	62%	2%	105	105
2023/24	60%	0%	104	105
2022/23	44%	0%	102	103

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

Lowfield Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2022

2.7applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Sharrow Nursery, Infant and Junior School
0.4 km · Sheffield

Remains Good2024
Anns Grove Primary School
0.4 km · Sheffield

Remains Good2020

1.9applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Nether Edge Primary School
1.0 km · Sheffield

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.5applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Carfield Primary School
1.2 km · Sheffield

2026

2.3applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Porter Croft Church of England Primary Academy
1.3 km · Sheffield

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Meersbrook Bank Primary School
1.3 km · Sheffield

2026

3.2applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Springfield Primary School
1.6 km · Sheffield

Standards maintained2024

2.1applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Arbourthorne Community Primary School
1.7 km · Sheffield

Good2022

1.8applications per place 42%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 106997 · 373/2070
Capacity: 414 pupils · 409 on roll
Free school meals: 39.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: London Road, Sheffield, S2 4NJ
Local authority: Sheffield

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