Lydgate Junior School
Manchester Road, Crosspool, Sheffield, S10 5DP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rachel Hurding
- Constituency
- Sheffield Hallam
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 480
- Pupils on roll
- 482
- URN
- 106998
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01142669500
About this school
Lydgate Junior School is a community primary school in Sheffield. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 482 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 18 October 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 119 | 120 | 121 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 58% | 53% | 65% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 3% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 89% | 83% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 87% | 76% | 81% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 85% | 83% | 82% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -5.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.30 | - | - |
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 Lydgate Junior 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 | 58% | 53.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 53% | 54% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 65% | 56.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 481 |
| 2023/24 | 478 |
| 2024/25 | 483 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lydgate Junior School compares
Lydgate Junior School ranked 42nd of 110 primary schools in Sheffield for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 98% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 65% | 3% | 12.6% | 482 | — |
| Lydgate Infant School | — | 4.3% | 7.8% | 339 | 0.2 miles |
| St Marie's School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy | 76% | 2.8% | 14.5% | 237 | 0.3 miles |
| Broomhill Infant School | — | 6.1% | 14.4% | 109 | 0.7 miles |
| Westways Primary School | 73% | 4.6% | 15.4% | 616 | 0.8 miles |
| Nether Green Junior School | 60% | 3.7% | 12.6% | 375 | 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)
- 12.63%
- English as an additional language
- 21.9%
- Overall absence
- 3%
- Persistent absence
- 5.06%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Lydgate Infant School0.2 miles
Primary · Sheffield
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St Marie's School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Sheffield
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Broomhill Infant School0.7 miles
Primary · Sheffield
-
Westways Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Sheffield
-
Nether Green Junior School0.9 miles
Primary · Sheffield
Other schools in Sheffield
Lydgate Junior School ranks 55th of the 139 ranked primary 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 year groups does Lydgate Junior School teach?
- Lydgate Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Sheffield.
- Who is the headteacher of Lydgate Junior School?
- The headteacher of Lydgate Junior School is Mrs Rachel Hurding, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Lydgate Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lydgate Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Lydgate Junior School?
- Lydgate Junior School has 482 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Lydgate Junior School full?
- Lydgate Junior School has capacity for 480 pupils and 482 on roll (100%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Lydgate Junior School a faith school?
- No. Lydgate Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Lydgate Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Lydgate Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Lydgate Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 58% in 2022/23 and 65% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Lydgate Junior School rank locally?
- Lydgate Junior School ranked 42nd of 110 primary schools in Sheffield for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 98% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Lydgate Junior School's absence rate?
- Lydgate Junior School's overall absence rate is 3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lydgate Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lydgate Junior 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 29 June 2026.