Lydgate Junior School
Primary schoolLydgate Junior School is a primary school in Sheffield, for pupils aged 7 to 11. It had 482 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, October 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 18 October 2023
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, 65% of pupils at Lydgate Junior School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 59% in Sheffield and 62% in England.
4% 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 | 65% | 59% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 4% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106 | 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- Lydgate Infant SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, June 2023360 m
- Tapton School & Sixth FormSecondary. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 59.1 (2025/26, provisional)390 m
- St Marie's School, A Catholic Voluntary AcademyPrimary. School remains Good, November 2022. 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)420 m
- Notre Dame High SchoolSecondary. Good (overall), January 2022. Attainment 8 of 58.8 (2025/26, provisional)480 m
- Birkdale SchoolIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file750 m
- Westbourne SchoolIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file1 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).