Lound Junior SchoolThorpe Hesley Primary School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Lound Junior School and Thorpe Hesley Primary School are primary schools.
Lound Junior School scores 45 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Thorpe Hesley Primary School scores 66 out of 100 (grade C, average). Thorpe Hesley Primary School is ahead on our composite score.
Lound Junior School was judged Good and Thorpe Hesley Primary School was judged Outstanding.
On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 63.0% for Lound Junior School and 62.0% for Thorpe Hesley Primary School.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Lound Junior School (52.0% in 2022-23, 63.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Thorpe Hesley Primary School (69.0% in 2022-23, 62.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | SheffieldLound Junior School | RotherhamThorpe Hesley Primary School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D45/100 | C66/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 80th of 123 in Sheffield | 12th of 95 in Rotherham | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 7-11 | 2-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 200 | 547 | |
| Capacity | 228 | 478 | |
| Location | Sheffield, S35 2UT | Rotherham, S61 2PL | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 63.0% Stronger figure | 62.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 4.0% | 14.0% Stronger figure | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 104.0 Stronger figure | 103.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 103.0 | 106.0 Stronger figure | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 200 | 547 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 17.0% | 8.9% | |
| English as an additional language | 2.5% | 2.4% | |
| SEN support | 14.0% | 16.6% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.0% | 1.6% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 5.3% | 3.5% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 9.4% | 5.7% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Lound Junior School
Thorpe Hesley Primary School
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