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Lydgate Junior School

Primary

Sheffield · Sheffield · S10 5DP www.lydgatejunior.co.uk

Pupils
483
cap. 480
Ages
7 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
65%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
483
Pupils · 2024/25
22%
EAL · 2024/25
5%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
65%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
483
Pupils · 2024/25
22%
EAL · 2024/25
5%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 18/10/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySheffield
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio24.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Lydgate Junior School · Primary · Sheffield

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
65%
+12pp
88%71%53%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 65%
RWM higher standard
4%
+1pp
18%10%2%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 4%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
83%
Reading higher standard
41%
Writing expected standard
74%
Writing higher standard
5%
Maths expected standard
81%
Maths higher standard
33%
Science expected standard
88%
SPAG expected standard
82%
SPAG higher standard
47%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
GPS scaled score
108.0

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
483
Pupil : teacher ratio
24.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
22%
FSM eligible
13%
SEN
14%
Overall absence
3%
Persistent absence
5%

Contact

Address
Manchester Road, Crosspool, Sheffield, S10 5DP
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
2024/2565%4%83%41%74%5%81%33%88%82%107.0106.0108.014%483
2023/2453%3%83%38%62%6%76%23%87%83%107.0105.0107.014%478
2022/2358%2%89%50%61%2%87%37%76%85%109.0107.0109.0+1.80-5.50+0.3012%481
2018/1988%18%92%48%92%21%95%46%91%91%109.0109.0110.0+3.00+0.00+2.109%483
2017/1881%16%83%36%92%25%86%32%88%86%107.0106.0107.0+0.90+1.00+0.907%478
2016/1773%14%84%36%88%20%80%37%91%79%107.0106.0106.0+1.50+0.60+0.404%482

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
2024/2548323.314%22%13%3%5%
2023/2447823.714%22%13%4%6%
2022/2348123.612%20%13%4%6%
2021/2248021.99%19%11%5%10%
2020/2147825.49%18%8%
2018/1948325.29%16%6%2%2%
2017/1847824.47%16%7%3%2%
2016/1748226.34%13%8%2%3%

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