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Lower Meadow Primary School

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

personMrs Jane Dawtry

corporate_fareASTREA ACADEMY TRUST

location_onSheffield, S8 8EE

language Visit Website phone 1142372700

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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 87% 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 297 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 #11,107 of 14,143 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

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

2015-10-20

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

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

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Lower Meadow Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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