Lydgate Junior School

Sheffield · S10 5DP

General information Junior School · 7-11 years Who goes here 482 pupils, 11.2% FSM

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Lydgate Junior School

General Information

Address: Manchester Road, Crosspool, Sheffield, S10 5DP – View on map
Phone: 01142669500
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Rachel Hurding
Age range: 7-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

482 pupils out of 480 places At or near capacity

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 54
% eligible for free school meals: 11.2%
Pupil mix: 6 in 10 (more mixed than the Sheffield average)
English as an additional language: 21% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 5.2% a year (Sheffield 12.2%, typical in England 13.9%) Low turnover
Where they went: about 31% moved to another school, 69% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house. "Low turnover" means it's among the quarter of similar schools in England where teachers are most likely to stay.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Sheffield: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 10 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 10 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 5 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Sheffield, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 3.0%
Persistently absent pupils: 5.1%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 8.1%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 1.7%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 10 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 6 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 5 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 5 pupils
Other difficulty or disability: 4 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Social, emotional and mental health: 2 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 2 pupils
Vision impairment: 2 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Autistic spectrum disorder: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2023 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 65% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 4% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 6 percentage points above the Sheffield average (59%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Below (3-year average 59% against an expected 65%)
3-year average (expected standard): 59%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 83% · Writing 74% · Maths 81% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 82%
Average test scores: reading 107, maths 106
Based on: 121 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolSheffield averageEngland↗ Improving Up 7 percentage points since 2022/23. In 2024/25 this school was 6 percentage points above the Sheffield average (59%).

Year 6 SATs: joint 39th of 110 junior and primary schools in the area

=39Grenoside Community Primary School65%
=39High Hazels Junior School65%
=39Lydgate Junior School65%
=43Coit Primary School64%
=43Hillsborough Nursery & Primary School64%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1Totley Primary School92%
=2Bradfield Dungworth Primary School90%
=2Shortbrook Primary School90%
#4Loxley Primary School87%
#5Greengate Lane Academy85%
#6Oughtibridge Primary School84%
#7Dore Primary School82%
=8St John Fisher Primary, A Catholic Voluntary Academy81%
=8Totley All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School81%
=10Carter Knowle Junior School80%
=10Nether Edge Primary School80%
#12St Mary's Primary School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy79%
=13Carfield Primary School78%
=13Norton Free Church of England Primary School78%
=13Prince Edward Primary School78%
#16St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School77%
=17Hallam Nursery & Primary School76%
=17St Marie's School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy76%
#19St Catherine's Catholic Primary School (Hallam)75%
=20Athelstan Primary School73%
=20Westways Primary School73%
#22Angram Bank Primary School72%
=23Charnock Hall Primary Academy71%
=23Malin Bridge Primary School71%
=23Marlcliffe Community Primary School71%
=23St Mary's Church of England Primary School71%
=27Oasis Academy Watermead70%
=27Stocksbridge Junior School70%
=29Anns Grove Primary School69%
=29Halfway Junior School69%
=29Mosborough Primary School69%
=29Sacred Heart School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy69%
=33Watercliffe Meadow Community Primary School68%
=33Wisewood Nursery & Primary School68%
=35St Thomas of Canterbury School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy67%
=35Walkley Primary School67%
=37Deepcar St John's Church of England Junior School66%
=37Rivelin Primary School66%
=39Clifford All Saints CofE Primary School65%
=39Grenoside Community Primary School65%
=39High Hazels Junior School65%
=39Lydgate Junior School65%
=43Coit Primary School64%
=43Hillsborough Nursery & Primary School64%
=43Pipworth Community Primary School64%
=43Southey Green Nursery & Primary School64%
=47Birley Spa Primary Academy63%
=47Lound Junior School63%
=47Woodthorpe Primary School63%
=50Birley Primary Academy62%
=50Bradway Primary School62%
=50E-ACT Pathways Academy62%
=50Lowfield Community Primary School62%
=54Intake Primary School61%
=54Meynell Nursery & Primary School61%
=54Wharncliffe Side Primary School and Nursery61%
=57Nether Green Junior School60%
=57Woodseats Primary School60%
=59Abbeyfield Primary Academy59%
=59Ballifield Primary School59%
=59Emmanuel Anglican/Methodist Junior School59%
=59Lowedges Primary Academy59%
=59Stradbroke Primary School59%
#64Nook Lane Junior School58%
=65Meersbrook Bank Primary School57%
=65Netherthorpe Primary School57%
=65St Thomas More Catholic Primary, A Voluntary Academy57%
=65Whiteways Primary School57%
=69Hucklow Primary School55%
=69Pye Bank CofE Primary School55%
=71Bankwood Primary School54%
=71Brunswick Community Primary School54%
=71Tinsley Meadows Primary School54%
=74Ecclesfield Primary School51%
=74Oasis Academy Don Valley51%
=76Manor Lodge Community Primary and Nursery School50%
=76Porter Croft Church of England Primary Academy50%
=76St Ann's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy50%
=79Gleadless Primary School49%
=79Phillimore Community Primary School49%
=81Brook House Junior48%
=81Owler Brook Primary School48%
#83Astrea Academy Sheffield47%
#84Woodhouse West Primary School46%
=85Acres Hill Community Primary School45%
=85Lower Meadow Primary School45%
=85Monteney Primary School45%
=85Rainbow Forge Primary Academy45%
=89Hartley Brook Primary School44%
=89Windmill Hill Primary School44%
=91High Green Primary School43%
=91Springfield Primary School43%
=93Arbourthorne Community Primary School42%
=93St Theresa's Catholic Primary School42%
#95Byron Wood Primary Academy41%
#96Mansel Primary40%
#97Woodlands Primary School39%
=98Greenhill Primary School38%
=98Hinde House 2-16 Academy38%
=98Wybourn Community Primary & Nursery School38%
#101Oasis Academy Fir Vale37%
=102Norfolk Community Primary School36%
=102Parson Cross Church of England Primary School36%
=102Reignhead Primary School36%
#105Hatfield Academy35%
#106Emmaus Catholic and CofE Primary School33%
=107Beck Primary School30%
=107St Joseph's Primary School30%
#109Fox Hill Primary13%
#110St Patrick's Catholic Voluntary Academy8%

View full Ofsted inspection report

8th of 10 junior schools in Sheffield for Ofsted rating

#6Limpsfield Junior SchoolGood
#7Lound Junior SchoolGood
#8Lydgate Junior SchoolGood
#9Nether Green Junior SchoolGood
#10Nook Lane Junior SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Brook House JuniorGood
#2Carter Knowle Junior SchoolGood
#3Deepcar St John's Church of England Junior SchoolGood
#4Emmanuel Anglican/Methodist Junior SchoolGood
#5High Hazels Junior SchoolGood
#6Limpsfield Junior SchoolGood
#7Lound Junior SchoolGood
#8Lydgate Junior SchoolGood
#9Nether Green Junior SchoolGood
#10Nook Lane Junior SchoolGood

Financials

Spending per pupil: £5,411 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

11th of 11 junior schools in Sheffield for spending per pupil

#9Carter Knowle Junior School£5,759
#10Brook House Junior£5,512
#11Lydgate Junior School£5,411

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1High Hazels Junior School£7,427
#2Emmanuel Anglican/Methodist Junior School£7,376
#3Halfway Junior School£7,196
#4Deepcar St John's Church of England Junior School£6,883
#5Stocksbridge Junior School£6,462
#6Lound Junior School£6,325
#7Nether Green Junior School£6,229
#8Nook Lane Junior School£5,759
#9Carter Knowle Junior School£5,759
#10Brook House Junior£5,512
#11Lydgate Junior School£5,411

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