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Loxley Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Rodney Hill, Loxley, Sheffield S6 6SG · loxleyprimaryschool.com · 0114 234 4510
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 87%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Sheffield 59%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.80 mi
- 1.28 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Sheffield Council
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 207
- 99% of 210 places
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 10.6%
- First language not English
- 1.4%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Peak Edge
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.80 mi (1.28 km) from the school. Source: Sheffield Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 35 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 86% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 30 | 35 | 1.2▲ | 86% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 35 | 1.2▲ | 86% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 36 | 1.2▲ | 83% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 45 | 1.5▲ | 67% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.80 mi1.28 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 87% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 20% 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 | |||
| ▲87% | 62% | ||
| ▲20% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲109 | 106 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 107049)
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Loxley Primary School on 21 January 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 21 Jan 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Jan 2015
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 107049), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Jan 2015Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 107049)
Feb 2010Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 107049)
What parents said
99% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (88 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 99%
- Replies
- 88
- 42% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 74% who raised concerns
based on the 30% who had a child bullied
based on 22 parents (25%) with SEND