Lowedges Junior Academy

State-Funded School

lowedges-junior-academy-sheffield-yorkshire-and-the-humber

Yorkshire and The HumberRegion

SheffieldLocal Authority

Sheffield HeeleyConstituency

S8 7JGPostcode

3.4

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Lowedges Junior Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Sheffield, Yorkshire and The Humber.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 314 pupils. Lowedges Junior Academy is part of ASTON COMMUNITY EDUCATION TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 50%
Higher standard: 12%
Reading score: 105
Maths score: 104

Ethnicity

White

64%

Asian

Black

17%

Mixed

11%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

314

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

71%

England average

27%

First language not English

16%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 314
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: ASTON COMMUNITY EDUCATION TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
18 Jul 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
24 Jan 2020	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.