Loxley Primary School
Rodney Hill, Loxley, Sheffield, S6 6SG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- PEAK EDGE
- Headteacher
- Mr James Connolly
- Constituency
- Sheffield Hallam
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 207
- URN
- 146405
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01142344510
About this school
Loxley Primary School is a primary academy in Sheffield. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 207 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 83% | 77% | 87% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 10% | 20% |
| Expected standard in reading | 93% | 90% | 97% |
| Expected standard in maths | 100% | 90% | 93% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 90% | 87% | 87% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 107.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| 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 Loxley 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 | 83% | 53.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 77% | 54% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 87% | 56.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 2.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 210 |
| 2023/24 | 206 |
| 2024/25 | 209 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Loxley Primary School compares
Loxley Primary School ranked 4th of 110 primary schools in Sheffield for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 95% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 100% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 87% | 2.7% | 9.1% | 207 | — |
| Wisewood Nursery & Primary School | 68% | 5.9% | 45.9% | 169 | 0.6 miles |
| Shooter's Grove Primary School | — | — | — | — | 0.7 miles |
| Nook Lane Junior School | 58% | 4% | 14.9% | 252 | 0.8 miles |
| Malin Bridge Primary School | 71% | 4.3% | 20.6% | 615 | 0.9 miles |
| Stannington Infant School | — | 3% | 13% | 179 | 1.0 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)
- 9.09%
- English as an additional language
- 1%
- Overall absence
- 2.67%
- Persistent absence
- 1.12%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Wisewood Nursery & Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Sheffield
-
Shooter's Grove Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Sheffield
-
Nook Lane Junior School0.8 miles
Primary · Sheffield
-
Malin Bridge Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Sheffield
-
Stannington Infant School1.0 miles
Primary · Sheffield
Other schools in Sheffield
Loxley Primary School ranks 6th 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 Loxley Primary School teach?
- Loxley Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Sheffield.
- Who is the headteacher of Loxley Primary School?
- The headteacher of Loxley Primary School is Mr James Connolly, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Loxley Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Loxley 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 big is Loxley Primary School?
- Loxley Primary School has 207 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Loxley Primary School full?
- Loxley Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 207 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Loxley Primary School a faith school?
- No. Loxley Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Loxley Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Loxley Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Loxley Primary School?
- Loxley Primary School is part of PEAK EDGE. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Loxley Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 83% in 2022/23 and 87% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Loxley Primary School rank locally?
- Loxley Primary School ranked 4th of 110 primary schools in Sheffield for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 95% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 100% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Loxley Primary School's absence rate?
- Loxley Primary School's overall absence rate is 2.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Loxley Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Loxley 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 10 July 2026.