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Lowedges Primary Academy

Primary

Sheffield · Sheffield · S8 7JG www.lowedgesacademy.org/

Pupils
323
cap. 450
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
59%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
323
Pupils · 2024/25
16%
EAL · 2024/25
24%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
59%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
323
Pupils · 2024/25
16%
EAL · 2024/25
24%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 07/06/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySheffield
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio22.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Lowedges Primary Academy · Primary · Sheffield

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
59%
+9pp
69%59%49%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 59%
RWM higher standard
2%
-10pp
12%6%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 2%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
68%
Reading higher standard
34%
Writing expected standard
73%
Writing higher standard
10%
Maths expected standard
61%
Maths higher standard
10%
Science expected standard
88%
SPAG expected standard
56%
SPAG higher standard
12%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
101.0
GPS scaled score
102.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
323
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
16%
FSM eligible
70%
SEN
29%
Overall absence
8%
Persistent absence
24%

Contact

Address
Lowedges Road, Sheffield, S8 7JG
Local authority
Sheffield
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2559%2%68%34%73%10%61%10%88%56%104.0101.0102.029%323
2023/2450%12%67%36%67%14%69%21%69%60%105.0104.0103.022%343
2022/2349%0%69%8%67%0%69%14%67%59%102.0103.0102.0-2.50-1.90-1.3025%334
2018/1969%4%71%16%82%20%73%9%82%62%103.0104.0103.0-1.20+1.40-1.5016%338
2017/1853%6%67%19%72%11%58%8%67%61%103.0100.0101.0+1.80+2.20+1.00340
2016/1762%0%62%4%85%4%69%4%73%42%100.0101.099.0+1.50+5.40+1.9015%346

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2532321.829%16%70%8%24%
2023/2434325.222%18%71%8%22%
2022/2333416.125%18%71%8%28%
2021/2233817.623%16%70%9%30%
2020/2134220.920%17%58%
2018/1933822.216%14%57%7%22%
2017/1816.86%24%
2016/1734624.315%12%48%7%22%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.