Academy sponsor led · Sheffield

Lowedges Primary Academy

3–11Ages
314Pupils
PrimaryPhase
141102URN

Lowedges Road, Sheffield, S8 7JG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

close to Sheffield median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Sheffield

56 applications for 29 places · 51st of 109 in Sheffield

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

59%met the expected standard

Sheffield 61% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 7 June 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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

1.9applications per place, Reception

close to Sheffield median (1.9) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

56 applications · 29 places offered · 28 named it first

2026 1.9; Sheffield median median 1.9
2025 2.4; Sheffield median median 1.9
2024 1.8; Sheffield median median 1.9
2023 1.5; Sheffield median median 1.9
2022 1.7; Sheffield median median 1.9
2021 1.4; Sheffield median median 1.9
2020 1.4; Sheffield median median 2.1
2019 1.6; Sheffield median median 2.0
2018 1.6; Sheffield median median 2.0
2017 1.4; Sheffield median median 1.9
2016 1.5; Sheffield median median 2.1
2015 1.2; Sheffield median median 2.0
2014 1.2; Sheffield median median 2.1; as the previous school

This school
Sheffield median

Dashed bars: as Lowedges Primary School (URN 107076), the previous school.

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	29	56	1.9	28	0.97
Sep 2025	21	51	2.4	21	1.00
Sep 2024	32	57	1.8	32	1.00
Sep 2023	31	46	1.5	31	1.00
Sep 2022	29	49	1.7	28	0.97
Sep 2021	42	57	1.4	41	0.98
Sep 2020	40	57	1.4	31	0.78
Sep 2019	39	61	1.6	39	1.00
Sep 2018	32	51	1.6	29	0.91
Sep 2017	30	41	1.4	28	0.93
Sep 2016	45	68	1.5	43	0.96
Sep 2015	47	57	1.2	34	0.72
Sep 2014 *	49	59	1.2	38	0.78

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 68% · Writing 73% · Maths 61% → all three 59% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard59%59th of 107 in Sheffield

Sheffield 61% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard68%

Sheffield 74% England 78%

Higher standard34%

Sheffield 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard73%

Sheffield 70% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Sheffield 6% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard61%

Sheffield 75% England 77%

Higher standard10%

Sheffield 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (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	59%	2%	104	101
2023/24	50%	12%	105	104
2022/23	49%	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

Lowedges Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

1.9applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Greenhill Primary School
0.6 km · Sheffield

Good2022

1.9applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Lower Meadow Primary School
0.9 km · Sheffield

Standards maintained2025

1.4applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
St Thomas of Canterbury School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy
1.3 km · Sheffield

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Bradway Primary School
1.8 km · Sheffield

Remains Good2022

2.2applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Lenthall Infant and Nursery School
1.9 km · Derbyshire

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place
Abbey Lane Primary School
1.9 km · Sheffield

Remains Good2024

2.2applications per place
William Levick Primary School
2.1 km · Derbyshire

Remains Good2024

2.3applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Gorseybrigg Primary School and Nursery
2.3 km · Derbyshire

Remains Good2023

3.5applications per place 73%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 141102 · 373/2029
Trust: Aston Community Education Trust
Capacity: 450 pupils · 314 on roll
Free school meals: 71.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2014
Replaced: Lowedges Primary School (URN 107076)
Address: Lowedges Road, Sheffield, S8 7JG
Local authority: Sheffield

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