SCHOOL PROFILE

Lower Meadow Primary School

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 142937
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 315 Published school capacity
Capacity used 89.2% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

26 February 2025
Latest published outcome Standards maintained
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy sponsor led
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Sheffield
Trust ASTREA ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 281 250 full-time · 31 part-time
Female pupils 129 45.9% of pupils
Male pupils 152 54.1% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

69.8%
45.0 pts above England
School 69.8%
Sheffield 34.4%
Yorkshire and The Humber 27.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

29.2%
8.9 pts above England
School 29.2%
Sheffield 24.4%
Yorkshire and The Humber 17.9%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

3.2%
2.2 pts above England
School 3.2%
Sheffield 0.9%
Yorkshire and The Humber 0.4%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
49.5%
139
African
18.5%
52
Any other Asian background
5.3%
15
Any other ethnic group
5.3%
15
Pakistani
5.3%
15
Any other White background
3.9%
11
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 37.7% 106 of 281 pupils
16.9 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 37.7%
Sheffield 21.2%
Yorkshire and The Humber 20.9%
England 20.8%
SEN support 22.1% 62 pupils
England 14.8% 7.3 pts above
EHC plans 15.7% 44 pupils
England 6.0% 9.6 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 55
Autistic spectrum disorder 12
Social, emotional & mental health 12
Moderate learning difficulty 11
Hearing impairment 7
Specific learning difficulty 6

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

45.0% 15.4 pts below England
School 45.0%
Sheffield 56.3%
Yorkshire and The Humber 60.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

50.0%

23.8 pts below England

School 50.0%
Sheffield 69.3%
Yorkshire and The Humber 72.8%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

53.0%

17.3 pts below England

School 53.0%
Sheffield 64.8%
Yorkshire and The Humber 70.2%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

61.0%

11.0 pts below England

School 61.0%
Sheffield 68.5%
Yorkshire and The Humber 71.9%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

5.72%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.49 pts lower than England
School 5.72%
Sheffield 7.26%
Yorkshire and The Humber 6.13%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

17.46%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

1.64 pts higher than England
School 17.46%
Sheffield 18.80%
Yorkshire and The Humber 15.55%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

2.78%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.97 pts higher than England
School 2.78%
Sheffield 2.70%
Yorkshire and The Humber 1.77%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

89.2% 1.0 pts above England
Lower Meadow Primary School
89.2%
Sheffield
93.6%
Yorkshire and The Humber
88.6%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information