Lower Meadow Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 25 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 2 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Unique reference
- 142937
- Address
- Batemoor Road, S8 8EE
- Website
- www.astrealowermeadow.org
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 297 (86% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 54.5%
- Girls
- 45.5%
- First language not English
- 24.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 67.3%
- Persistent absence
- 17.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 24.2%
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Other White | 4% |
| Pakistani | 5.4% |
| Mixed | 12.8% |
| African | 17.8% |
| White British | 50.2% |
| Other Asian | 4% |
| Other | 4% |
| Other Black | 1% |
| Caribbean | 0.3% |
| Chinese | 0.3% |
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-1.3
WritingAverage0.1
MathsAbove average2
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
| Area | Percentage |
|---|---|
| School | 45% |
| Local authority average | 59% |
| England average | 62% |
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
| Area | Percentage |
|---|---|
| School | 3% |
| Local authority average | 7% |
| England average | 8% |
Average score in reading
| Area | Average score |
|---|---|
| School | 102 |
| Local authority average | 105 |
| England average | 106 |
Average score in maths
| Area | Average score |
|---|---|
| School | 102 |
| Local authority average | 104 |
| England average | 105 |
Admissions
Lower Meadow Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 30
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 30
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 7
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 30
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.1 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 22.2 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 24.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 9 1 8 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 23 11 12 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 5 2 3 |
| Reception, Part-time | 20 13 7 |
| Reception, Full-time | 16 7 9 |
| Year 1 | 38 24 14 |
| Year 2 | 37 19 18 |
| Year 3 | 37 22 15 |
| Year 4 | 38 23 15 |
| Year 5 | 35 20 15 |
| Year 6 | 39 20 19 |