Lound Infant School
Sherburn Gate, Chapeltown, Sheffield, S35 2EU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- STEEL CITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Palmer
- Sponsor
- Steel City Schools Partnership
- Constituency
- Penistone and Stocksbridge
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 180
- Pupils on roll
- 142
- URN
- 139862
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01142462181
About this school
Lound Infant School is a primary academy in Sheffield. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 142 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. 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 3 November 2022, 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 Lound 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 | 7.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 149 |
| 2023/24 | 149 |
| 2024/25 | 145 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lound Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5% | 16.6% | 142 | — |
| Lound Junior School | 63% | 5.3% | 17% | 195 | 0.3 miles |
| Windmill Hill Primary School | 44% | 4.3% | 18.4% | 266 | 0.5 miles |
| Greengate Lane Academy | 85% | 6.8% | 61.4% | 182 | 0.5 miles |
| Coit Primary School | 64% | 3.8% | 13.2% | 203 | 0.7 miles |
| St Mary's Primary School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy | 79% | 3.6% | 11.4% | 169 | 0.8 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)
- 16.55%
- English as an additional language
- 0.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.97%
- Persistent absence
- 7.77%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Lound Junior School0.3 miles
Primary · Sheffield
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Windmill Hill Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Sheffield
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Greengate Lane Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Sheffield
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Coit Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Sheffield
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St Mary's Primary School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy0.8 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 year groups does Lound Infant School teach?
- Lound Infant School teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Sheffield.
- Who is the headteacher of Lound Infant School?
- The headteacher of Lound Infant School is Mrs Sarah Palmer, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Lound Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lound 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 big is Lound Infant School?
- Lound Infant School has 142 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is Lound Infant School full?
- Lound Infant School has capacity for 180 pupils and 142 on roll (79%), 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 Lound Infant School a faith school?
- No. Lound Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Lound Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Lound Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Lound Infant School?
- Lound Infant School is part of STEEL CITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Lound Infant School's absence rate?
- Lound Infant School's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Lound 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 Lound 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 1 July 2026.