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Lowfield Community Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–11 · Community school
London Road, Sheffield S2 4NJ · lowfield-primary-school.com · 0114 255 2501
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jun 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 62%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Sheffield 59%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 409
- 99% of 414 places
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Free school meals
- 39.9%
- First language not English
- 88%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 35 families put the school first and 35 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 35 | 35 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 50 | 45 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 57 | 42 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 46 | 38 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 49 | 36 | 0.7 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 62% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 2% the higher standard. Across Sheffield it was 59%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ●62% | 62% | ||
| ▼2% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 22 June 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for Lowfield Community Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 21 Jun 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Feb 2012
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Feb 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Sept 2008Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good