Lound Junior School
Lound Side, Chapeltown, Sheffield, S35 2UT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- 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
- 228
- Pupils on roll
- 195
- URN
- 139863
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01142462181
About this school
Lound Junior School is a primary academy in Sheffield. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 195 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Lound Junior 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 14 September 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.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 | 46 | 56 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 52% | 52% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 4% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 78% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 68% | 61% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 76% | 61% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 101.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.60 | - | - |
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 Lound 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 | 52% | 53.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 52% | 54% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 56.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 221 |
| 2023/24 | 215 |
| 2024/25 | 200 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lound Junior School compares
Lound Junior School ranked 49th of 110 primary schools in Sheffield for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 5.3% | 17% | 195 | — |
| Lound Infant School | — | 5% | 16.6% | 142 | 0.3 miles |
| Windmill Hill Primary School | 44% | 4.3% | 18.4% | 266 | 0.7 miles |
| Greengate Lane Academy | 85% | 6.8% | 61.4% | 182 | 0.7 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 | 0.9 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)
- 17%
- English as an additional language
- 2.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.25%
- Persistent absence
- 9.41%
Location
Nearby schools
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Lound Infant School0.3 miles
Primary · Sheffield
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Windmill Hill Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Sheffield
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Greengate Lane Academy0.7 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 Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Sheffield
Other schools in Sheffield
Lound Junior School ranks 63rd 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 ages does Lound Junior School teach?
- Lound Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Sheffield.
- Who is the headteacher of Lound Junior School?
- The headteacher of Lound Junior School is Mrs Sarah Palmer, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Lound Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lound 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 many pupils are at Lound Junior School?
- Lound Junior School has 195 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Lound Junior School full?
- Lound Junior School has capacity for 228 pupils and 195 on roll (86%), 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 Junior School a faith school?
- No. Lound Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Lound Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Lound Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Lound Junior School part of an academy trust?
- Lound Junior 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.
- How have Lound Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 52% in 2022/23 and 63% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Lound Junior School compare with other schools in Sheffield?
- Lound Junior School ranked 49th of 110 primary schools in Sheffield for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Lound Junior School's absence rate?
- Lound Junior School's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lound Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lound 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 1 July 2026.