Lower Meadow Primary School
Batemoor Road, Sheffield, S8 8EE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ASTREA ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jane Dawtry
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Astrea Academy Trust
- SEN provision
- HI - Hearing Impairment
- Constituency
- Sheffield Heeley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 281
- URN
- 142937
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01142372700
About this school
Lower Meadow Primary School is a primary academy in Sheffield. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 281 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Lower Meadow Primary 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
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 26 February 2025, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. 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 | 38 | 39 | 38 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 44% | 45% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 3% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 55% | 59% | 50% |
| Expected standard in maths | 74% | 69% | 61% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 53% | 59% | 50% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.00 | - | - |
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 Lower Meadow Primary 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 | 53% | 53.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 44% | 54% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 45% | 56.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 297 |
| 2023/24 | 304 |
| 2024/25 | 297 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lower Meadow Primary School compares
Lower Meadow Primary School ranked 87th of 110 primary schools in Sheffield for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 16% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 45% | 5.7% | 70.4% | 281 | — |
| Lowedges Primary Academy | 59% | 8.2% | 70% | 314 | 0.6 miles |
| Greenhill Primary School | 38% | 8.1% | 39.4% | 526 | 0.7 miles |
| St Thomas of Canterbury School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy | 67% | 3.9% | 17.7% | 211 | 0.9 miles |
| Lenthall Infant and Nursery School | — | 4.1% | 45.2% | 82 | 0.9 miles |
| Northfield Junior School | 75% | 2.8% | 19.1% | 165 | 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)
- 70.38%
- English as an additional language
- 24.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.72%
- Persistent absence
- 17.46%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Lowedges Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Sheffield
-
Greenhill Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Sheffield
-
St Thomas of Canterbury School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Sheffield
-
Lenthall Infant and Nursery School0.9 miles
Primary · Dronfield
-
Northfield Junior School1.1 miles
Primary · Dronfield
Other schools in Sheffield
Lower Meadow Primary School ranks 109th 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 Lower Meadow Primary School teach?
- Lower Meadow Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Sheffield.
- Who is the headteacher of Lower Meadow Primary School?
- The headteacher of Lower Meadow Primary School is Mrs Jane Dawtry, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Lower Meadow Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lower Meadow Primary 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 Lower Meadow Primary School?
- Lower Meadow Primary School has 281 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Lower Meadow Primary School full?
- Lower Meadow Primary School has capacity for 315 pupils and 281 on roll (89%), 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 Lower Meadow Primary School a faith school?
- No. Lower Meadow Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Lower Meadow Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Lower Meadow Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Lower Meadow Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Lower Meadow Primary School is part of ASTREA ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Lower Meadow Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Lower Meadow Primary School's special educational needs provision as: HI - Hearing Impairment. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Lower Meadow Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 53% in 2022/23 and 45% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Lower Meadow Primary School compare with other schools in Sheffield?
- Lower Meadow Primary School ranked 87th of 110 primary schools in Sheffield for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 16% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Lower Meadow Primary School's absence rate?
- Lower Meadow Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lower Meadow Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lower Meadow Primary 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 2 July 2026.