Lowedges Junior Academy is a primary school located in Sheffield. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's management effectiveness good, overall effectiveness, quality of education and outcomes for pupils requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 08/06/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.6%, which is 2.6 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Lowedges Road, Sheffield

School Information

Address: Lowedges Road, Sheffield, S8 7JG
Website: www.lowedgesacademy.org/
Telephone: 01142372196
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Sheffield
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Lindsay Jones
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 141102

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 08/06/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 450
Number of Pupils: 342
Number of Boys: 188
Number of Girls: 154

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 22.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.2 Confidence interval -3 to 0.7
Writing
Average: 1.4 Confidence interval -0.2 to 3.1
Maths
Average: -1.5 Confidence interval -3.1 to 0.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:69%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:4%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Lowedges Junior Academy
Lowedges Road , S8 7JG 		2out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Greenhill Primary School
Greenhill Main Road , S8 7RA 		2out of 4 612 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Lower Meadow Primary School
Batemoor Road , S8 8EE 		3out of 4 975 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
St Thomas of Canterbury School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy
Chancet Wood Drive , S8 7TR 		4out of 4 1,437 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Bradway Primary School
Bradway Drive , S17 4PD 		3out of 4 1,926 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Meadowhead School Academy Trust
Dyche Lane , S8 8BR 		2out of 4 1,147 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Dronfield Henry Fanshawe School
Green Lane , S18 2FZ 		4out of 4 2,766 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Mossbrook School
Bochum Parkway , S8 8JR 		3out of 4 1,943 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
Phoenix School of Therapeutic Education
83 East Bank Road , S2 3PX 		- not rated 2,952 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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