Compare Lower Meadow Primary School and Meersbrook Bank Primary School and St Thomas of Canterbury School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy
Comparison of primary schools: Lower Meadow Primary School (Primary) in Sheffield; Meersbrook Bank Primary School (Primary) in Sheffield; St Thomas of Canterbury School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy (Primary) in Sheffield — covering Ofsted outcomes, size, FSM%, governance, capacity & more.
At a glance
This page compares Lower Meadow Primary School, Meersbrook Bank Primary School and St Thomas of Canterbury School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy. They are primary phase and academy sponsor led, community school and academy converter type located around Sheffield, South Yorkshire. The strongest headline Ofsted judgement here is 1 (St Thomas of Canterbury School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy), published Jun 2014. The lowest is 2 (Lower Meadow Primary School), published Jul 2019. The most recent inspection on record is for Lower Meadow Primary School (Jul 2019). average roll around ≈ 250, combined total ≈ 750, typical FSM 30–35%, range 5–10%–65–70%; spread across trusts such as ASTREA ACADEMY TRUST and ST CLARE CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST.
| Attribute |
Lower Meadow Primary School
S8 8EE
|
Meersbrook Bank Primary School
S8 9EH
|
St Thomas of Canterbury School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy
S8 7TR
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Phase / Type | Primary • Academy sponsor led | Primary • Community school | Primary • Academy converter |
| Location |
Sheffield South Yorkshire S8 8EE |
Sheffield South Yorkshire S8 9EH |
Sheffield South Yorkshire S8 7TR |
| Latest Ofsted | 2 2 Jul 2019 | 2 16 Feb 2012 | 1 10 Jun 2014 |
| Ofsted report | — | — | — |
| Pupils (roll) | ≈ 300 🔒 Unlock exact pupils | ≈ 250 🔒 Unlock exact pupils | ≈ 200 🔒 Unlock exact pupils |
| FSM % | 65–70% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % | 5–10% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % | 15–20% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % |
| Capacity | 315 | 210 | 211 |
| Capacity utilisation | Near capacity 🔒 View exact % | Over capacity 🔒 View exact % | Near capacity 🔒 View exact % |
| Age range | — | — | — |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Admissions policy | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Trust / Local authority | ASTREA ACADEMY TRUST | Sheffield (373) | ST CLARE CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST |
| Website | www.astrealowermeadow.org | meersbrookbank.sheffield.sch.uk | www.st-tc.co.uk |
| Telephone | 01142372700 | 01142814423 | 01142745597 |
| SEN provision | None reported | None reported | None reported |
| Profile | View profile | View profile | View profile |
- Phase / Type
- Primary • Academy sponsor led
- Location
- Sheffield
South Yorkshire
S8 8EE - Ofsted
- 2 2 Jul 2019
- Pupils
- ≈ 300 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 65–70% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- ASTREA ACADEMY TRUST
- Website
- www.astrealowermeadow.org
- Telephone
- 01142372700
- Phase / Type
- Primary • Community school
- Location
- Sheffield
South Yorkshire
S8 9EH - Ofsted
- 2 16 Feb 2012
- Pupils
- ≈ 250 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 5–10% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- Sheffield (373)
- Website
- meersbrookbank.sheffield.sch.uk
- Telephone
- 01142814423
- Phase / Type
- Primary • Academy converter
- Location
- Sheffield
South Yorkshire
S8 7TR - Ofsted
- 1 10 Jun 2014
- Pupils
- ≈ 200 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 15–20% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- ST CLARE CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Website
- www.st-tc.co.uk
- Telephone
- 01142745597
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