Abbey Lane Primary School
Abbey Lane, Sheffield, S8 0BN
This school is closed (it closed in February 2025).
It was replaced by Abbey Lane Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Tim Calcutt
- Constituency
- Sheffield Heeley
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban minor conurbation
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 532
- URN
- 106982
- Local authority
- Sheffield
About this school
Abbey Lane Primary School was a community primary school in Sheffield. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 532 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Abbey Lane Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 89 | 87 | 70 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 66% | 61% | 53% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 5% | 1% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 85% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 75% | 64% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 84% | 86% | 74% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 108.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 105.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.40 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Abbey Lane Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Sheffield average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 66% | 53.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 61% | 54% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 53% | 56.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 545 |
| 2023/24 | 555 |
| 2024/25 | 532 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Abbey Lane Primary School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 53% | 4.1% | 15.2% | 532 | — |
| Abbey Lane Primary School | — | — | — | 533 | 0.0 miles |
| St Thomas of Canterbury School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy | 67% | 3.9% | 17.7% | 211 | 0.4 miles |
| Woodseats Primary School | 60% | 4.9% | 32.8% | 407 | 0.5 miles |
| Mundella Primary School | — | — | — | 417 | 0.7 miles |
| Holt House Infant School | — | 4.4% | 10.9% | 166 | 0.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 15.23%
- English as an additional language
- 9.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.07%
- Persistent absence
- 7.45%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Abbey Lane Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Sheffield
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St Thomas of Canterbury School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Sheffield
-
Woodseats Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Sheffield
-
Mundella Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Sheffield
-
Holt House Infant School0.9 miles
Primary · Sheffield
Other schools in Sheffield
- Abbey Lane Primary School Primary
- Abbeyfield Primary Academy Primary
- Acres Hill Community Primary School Primary
- Angram Bank Primary School Primary
- Anns Grove Primary School Primary
- Anston Brook Primary School Primary
- Anston Greenlands Primary School Primary
- Anston Hillcrest Primary School Primary
- Anston Park Infant School Primary
- Anston Park Junior School Primary
- Arbourthorne Community Primary School Primary
- Aston All Saints CofE (A) Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Abbey Lane Primary School teach?
- Abbey Lane Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Sheffield.
- Has Abbey Lane Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Abbey Lane Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Abbey Lane Primary School?
- Abbey Lane Primary School had 532 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have Abbey Lane Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 66% in 2022/23 and 53% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Abbey Lane Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Abbey Lane Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 7 July 2025.