Lowedges Primary Academy
Primary schoolLowedges Primary Academy is a primary school in Sheffield, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 314 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), June 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 7 June 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 59% of pupils at Lowedges Primary Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 59% in Sheffield and 62% in England.
2% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Sheffield | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 59% | 59% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 2% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Greenhill Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), July 2022. 38% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)560 m
- Lower Meadow Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, February 2025. 45% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)890 m
- Meadowhead School Academy TrustSecondary. Good (overall), June 2022. Attainment 8 of 46.9 (2025/26, provisional)1 km
- St Thomas of Canterbury School, a Catholic Voluntary AcademyPrimary. Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.3 km
- Bradway Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, June 2022. 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.8 km
- Mossbrook SchoolSpecial. School remains Good, July 20241.8 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Sheffield
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).