Lydgate Infant SchoolWestways Primary School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Sheffield.
Summary of the comparison
Lydgate Infant School and Westways Primary School are primary schools in Sheffield.
Lydgate Infant School scores 71 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Westways Primary School scores 77 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Westways Primary School is ahead on our composite score.
Lydgate Infant School was judged Good and Westways Primary School was judged Good.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Westways Primary School (85.0% in 2022-23, 73.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | SheffieldLydgate Infant School | SheffieldWestways Primary School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B71/100 | B77/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 114th of 123 in Sheffield | 5th of 123 in Sheffield Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community school | Community school | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 5-7 | 3-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 345 | 620 | |
| Capacity | 360 | 636 | |
| Location | Sheffield, S10 5FQ | Sheffield, S10 1NE | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | Not reported | 73.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | Not reported | 14.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | Not reported | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | Not reported | 108.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 345 | 620 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 7.8% | 15.4% | |
| English as an additional language | 23.5% | 38.9% | |
| SEN support | 3.8% | 13.6% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.7% | 1.6% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 4.3% Stronger figure | 4.6% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 10.4% Stronger figure | 12.2% | 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.
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.
Lydgate Infant School
Westways Primary School
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