Lowedges Primary Academy
Lowedges Road, Sheffield, S8 7JG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ASTON COMMUNITY EDUCATION TRUST
- Associate Principal
- Miss Lindsay Jones
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Aston Community Education Trust (ACET)
- Constituency
- Sheffield Heeley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 450
- Pupils on roll
- 314
- URN
- 141102
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01142372196
About this school
Lowedges Primary Academy is a primary academy in Sheffield. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 314 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 51 | 42 | 41 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 49% | 50% | 59% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 12% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 69% | 67% | 68% |
| Expected standard in maths | 69% | 69% | 61% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 59% | 60% | 56% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 104.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.30 | - | - |
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 Lowedges Primary Academy 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 | 49% | 53.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 54% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 59% | 56.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 334 |
| 2023/24 | 343 |
| 2024/25 | 323 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lowedges Primary Academy compares
Lowedges Primary Academy ranked 63rd of 110 primary schools in Sheffield for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 59% | 8.2% | 70% | 314 | — |
| Greenhill Primary School | 38% | 8.1% | 39.4% | 526 | 0.3 miles |
| Lower Meadow Primary School | 45% | 5.7% | 70.4% | 281 | 0.6 miles |
| St Thomas of Canterbury School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy | 67% | 3.9% | 17.7% | 211 | 0.8 miles |
| Bradway Primary School | 62% | 4.6% | 15.9% | 416 | 1.1 miles |
| Lenthall Infant and Nursery School | — | 4.1% | 45.2% | 82 | 1.2 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)
- 69.97%
- English as an additional language
- 15.8%
- Overall absence
- 8.2%
- Persistent absence
- 23.81%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Greenhill Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Sheffield
-
Lower Meadow Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Sheffield
-
St Thomas of Canterbury School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Sheffield
-
Bradway Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Sheffield
-
Lenthall Infant and Nursery School1.2 miles
Primary · Dronfield
Other schools in Sheffield
Lowedges Primary Academy ranks 79th 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 Lowedges Primary Academy teach?
- Lowedges Primary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Sheffield.
- Who is the associate principal of Lowedges Primary Academy?
- The associate principal of Lowedges Primary Academy is Miss Lindsay Jones, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Lowedges Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lowedges Primary Academy, 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 Lowedges Primary Academy?
- Lowedges Primary Academy has 314 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Lowedges Primary Academy full?
- Lowedges Primary Academy has capacity for 450 pupils and 314 on roll (70%), 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 Lowedges Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Lowedges Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Lowedges Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Lowedges Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Lowedges Primary Academy?
- Lowedges Primary Academy is part of ASTON COMMUNITY EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Lowedges Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 49% in 2022/23 and 59% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Lowedges Primary Academy rank locally?
- Lowedges Primary Academy ranked 63rd of 110 primary schools in Sheffield for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Lowedges Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Lowedges Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 8.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lowedges Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lowedges Primary Academy'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.