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Lound Infant School

URN
139862
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Lound Infant School
URN
139862
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4-7
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Good

64 / 100

Good

Academic Outcomes

—

Inspection

55

Admissions Value

—

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

85

School Compass rankings

Below top 50% of primary schools in England

Below top 50% nationally

#56 of 97 schools in Sheffield

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Proceed With Caution

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: High competition
  • Admissions risk: High risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Safe
  • National comparison: Lower crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Your decision briefing for Lound Infant School

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Can we realistically get in?

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Ofsted inspections

Ungraded inspection
Latest publication date
15 January 2023
Inspection date
3 November 2022
Inspection type
-
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Outcome

    School remains Good

    Graded 15 January 2023

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Inspection history

Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

Admissions

High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

39

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

86

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

39

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

2.21×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Sheffield
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Sheffield)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
www.loundacademy.co.uk

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Performance & outcomes

Performance information is not currently available for this school.

Location

S35 2EU - Sherburn Gate, Chapeltown, Sheffield, South Yorkshire

Contact details

Address
Sherburn Gate, Chapeltown, Sheffield, South Yorkshire
Postcode
S35 2EU
Phone
1142462181
Website
www.loundacademy.co.uk
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Sheffield
Local authority code
373

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 484 schools in Sheffield.

Authority statistics

Total schools

484

Open schools

191

Closed schools

290

Primary schools

308

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    15 January 20233 November 2022-School remains GoodView report for inspection published 15 January 2023
    • School remains Good

      Published
      15 January 2023
      Inspected
      3 November 2022
      Type
      -
      Report
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    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    45.4%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 39

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Secondary schools

    71

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary308 (64.3%)
    • Secondary71 (14.8%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other100 (20.9%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Lound Infant School0 mPrimaryClosed
    Lound Junior School418 mPrimaryClosed
    Lound Junior School418 mPrimaryOpen
    Burncross Primary School479 mPrimaryClosed
    Windmill Hill Junior School758 mPrimaryClosed
    Windmill Hill Infant School758 mPrimaryClosed
    Windmill Hill Primary School792 mPrimaryOpen
    Windmill Hill Primary School792 mPrimaryClosed
    Greengate Lane Primary School810 mPrimaryClosed
    Greengate Lane Academy810 mPrimaryOpen
    • Lound Infant School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Lound Junior School
      Distance
      418 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Lound Junior School
      Distance
      418 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Burncross Primary School
      Distance
      479 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Windmill Hill Junior School

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    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Sheffield)

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    Abbey Lane Primary SchoolPrimaryS8 0BNClosed
    Abbey Lane Primary SchoolPrimaryS8 0BNOpen
    Abbeyfield Primary AcademyPrimaryS3 9ANOpen
    Acres Hill Community Primary SchoolPrimaryS9 4GQClosed
    Acres Hill Community Primary SchoolPrimaryS9 4GQOpen
    • Abbey Lane Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      S8 0BN
      Status
      Closed
    • Abbey Lane Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      S8 0BN
      Status
      Open
    • Abbeyfield Primary Academy
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      S3 9AN
      Status
      Open
    • Acres Hill Community Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      S9 4GQ
      Status
      Closed
    • Acres Hill Community Primary School
    Distance
    758 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Windmill Hill Infant School
    Distance
    758 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Windmill Hill Primary School
    Distance
    792 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Windmill Hill Primary School
    Distance
    792 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Greengate Lane Primary School
    Distance
    810 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Greengate Lane Academy
    Distance
    810 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    S9 4GQ
    Status
    Open