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Lower Meadow Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

person Mr Richard Swingler

corporate_fareASTREA ACADEMY TRUST

location_onSheffield, S8 8EE

language Visit Website phone 01142372700

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2019

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Students

297

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Expected Standard

45%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Lower Meadow Primary School is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Sheffield, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 88% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Lower Meadow Primary School is an academy sponsor led in Sheffield, admitting pupils aged 2-11. It is part of ASTREA ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 281 pupils on roll, of whom 70% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 45% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 3% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #80 of 109 primaries in Sheffield and #11,130 of 14,159 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 16.0:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

45%

LA 56%

Reading50% LA 70%

Writing53% LA 65%

Maths61% LA 69%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

44%

LA 54%England 61%

Reading59% LA 68% · Eng 74%

Writing46% LA 65% · Eng 72%

Maths69% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

53%

LA 54%England 60%

Reading55% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing63% LA 64% · Eng 71%

Maths74% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.3

Read

LA -0.6

-3.3 to 0.8

0.1

Write

LA -1.0

-1.8 to 2.1

2.0

Maths

LA -0.7

0.1 to 3.9

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

57%

LA 61%England 65%

Reading63% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Writing57% LA 74% · Eng 78%

Maths67% LA 74% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.0

Read

LA -0.6

-0.2 to 4.2

0.5

Write

LA -0.3

-1.6 to 2.5

2.1

Maths

LA -0.2

0.2 to 4.0

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

55%

LA 59%

Reading61% LA 69%

Writing61% LA 74%

Maths74% LA 71%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.5

Read

LA -0.3

-1.6 to 2.6

2.5

Write

LA 0.0

0.4 to 4.6

2.8

Maths

LA -0.2

0.9 to 4.7

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Ranking History & Trajectory

National & Local Authority position based on DfE performance data · Methodology

Year	Primary Overall (Nat)	LA Rank	Attainment	Progress
2025	#11,130 / 14,159	#80	#12,329	#1
2024	#10,859 / 14,233	#75	#11,748	#1
2023	#6,851 / 13,940	#43	#9,299	#6,414
2019	#5,588 / 11,810	#35	#8,857	#2,702
2018	#4,665 / 10,972	#28	#8,539	#2,105

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

25 February 2025

Inspection Report

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05 June 2019

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2019-06-05

Academy First Section 5 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

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2015-10-20

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

verified_user Safeguarding: Met

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

1.3%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.3%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 297 pupils. During this period, there were 4 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.3%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	297	4	1.3%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	289	2	0.7%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	315	4	1.3%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	304	3	1.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	275	5	1.8%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	295	4	1.4%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	297	4	1.3%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	289	6	2.1%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	295	1	0.3%	0.5%	1
2021/22 (Spring term)	283	5	1.8%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	278	1	0.4%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	298	10	3.4%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	281	9	3.2%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	277	7	2.5%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	300	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	300	12	4.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	299	9	3.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	309	5	1.6%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	293	3	1.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	287	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	296	4	1.4%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	286	1	0.3%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	280	7	2.5%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	325	4	1.2%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	316	15	4.7%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	311	1	0.3%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 56 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 13 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 12 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 10 pupils

Hearing Impairment 8 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 5 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 2 pupils