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Abbey Lane Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Abbey Lane, Sheffield S8 0BN · abbeylaneprimaryschool.com · 0114 274 5054
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Feb 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 53%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Sheffield 59%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 533
- 85% of 630 places
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 15.9%
- First language not English
- 9.2%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Peak Edge
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 61 families put the school first and 68 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 | 68 | 61 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 67 | 62 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 67 | 64 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 65 | 59 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 77 | 58 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 53% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 1% 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 | |||
| ▼53% | 62% | ||
| ▼1% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 106982)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 28 February 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Abbey Lane Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 27 Feb 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 106982)
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Feb 2014
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 106982), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Mar 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 106982)
Feb 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 106982)
Feb 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 106982)