Aston Lodge Primary School

Academy converter·Primary school Sheffield, Rotherham·S26 2BL
Composite score
38.4
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National rank
#1165
In Yorkshire and The Humber
#55
In Rotherham
Top 77%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
59%
% achieving higher RWM
0%
Reading average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
103.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
16 first choices, 17 places
First choices per place
0.94
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
41
any preference, for 17 places
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.06
00.511.5
1 per place
0.9120221.0020230.9520241.0020250.942026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Aston Lodge Primary School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
3–11
Pupils on roll
187
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
29.3%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
1.6%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
23.5%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
1.6%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
5.2%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
14.1%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
25.1
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£7,011
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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Location

Aston Lodge Primary School at a glance

Located in Sheffield, Rotherham, Aston Lodge Primary School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. The school educates roughly 187 pupils aged 3 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection. 59% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, broadly in line with the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 18.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 105 in reading and 103 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Aston Lodge Primary School their first choice was offered one of its 17 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 5.2%. There are about 25.1 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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