Lydgate Infant School
Lydgate Lane, Sheffield, S10 5FQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Dewi Bromage
- Constituency
- Sheffield Hallam
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 339
- URN
- 106999
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01142662450
About this school
Lydgate Infant School is a community primary school in Sheffield. It teaches children aged 5 to 7 and has 339 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Lydgate Infant School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 21 June 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.
Trends over time
How Lydgate Infant 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 354 |
| 2023/24 | 352 |
| 2024/25 | 345 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lydgate Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.3% | 7.8% | 339 | — |
| Lydgate Junior School | 65% | 3% | 12.6% | 482 | 0.2 miles |
| St Marie's School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy | 76% | 2.8% | 14.5% | 237 | 0.5 miles |
| Westways Primary School | 73% | 4.6% | 15.4% | 616 | 0.7 miles |
| Broomhill Infant School | — | 6.1% | 14.4% | 109 | 0.7 miles |
| Nether Green Junior School | 60% | 3.7% | 12.6% | 375 | 1.1 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)
- 7.83%
- English as an additional language
- 23.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.26%
- Persistent absence
- 10.42%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Lydgate Junior School0.2 miles
Primary · Sheffield
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St Marie's School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Sheffield
-
Westways Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Sheffield
-
Broomhill Infant School0.7 miles
Primary · Sheffield
-
Nether Green Junior School1.1 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 Lydgate Infant School teach?
- Lydgate Infant School teaches children aged 5 to 7. It is a primary school in Sheffield.
- Who is the headteacher of Lydgate Infant School?
- The headteacher of Lydgate Infant School is Mr Dewi Bromage, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Lydgate Infant School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lydgate Infant 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 many pupils are at Lydgate Infant School?
- Lydgate Infant School has 339 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 7.
- Is Lydgate Infant School full?
- Lydgate Infant School has capacity for 360 pupils and 339 on roll (94%), so it has space against 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 Infant School a faith school?
- No. Lydgate Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Lydgate Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Lydgate Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- What is Lydgate Infant School's absence rate?
- Lydgate Infant School's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Lydgate Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Lydgate Infant School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.