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Greengate Lane Academy

Sheffield, S35 3GTPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
May 2024
KS2 Results
67%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
11 1st-choice / 11 places
Ranking
#5,529
of 13,686 nationally

About Greengate Lane Academy

Greengate Lane Academy, a state primary in Sheffield, holds a Good rating from Ofsted, a grade it has maintained across its two most recent inspections. The school’s most recent ungraded inspection in May 2024 confirmed it remains Good, with leadership and management also rated Good. Notably, the early years provision was judged Outstanding, a grade it has held since at least the previous graded inspection in 2018. On the key academic metric for primary schools, 67% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined in the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 tests. That figure places the school 30th out of 106 primary schools in the Sheffield local authority, putting it in the top half of its peers locally and in the top 40% nationally. It also sits comfortably above the Sheffield local authority average of 57% for the same combined measure.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressGreengate Lane, Sheffield, Sheffield, S35 3GT
HeadteacherKara Robinson
Local AuthoritySheffield
Number of Pupils201
Free School Meals (FSM)60.3%
School Capacity201 / 210 (96% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

9 May 2024
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Outstanding

Latest monitoring visit (9 May 2024): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 19 Nov 2018. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

8
LibraryPlaying FieldsForest SchoolSensory RoomArt StudiosSports HallICT SuiteChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

12

Sports

NetballRoundersSwimmingCricketFootballGymnastics

Clubs & Activities

Art ClubScience ClubChoirGardeningBook ClubEco Club

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

AutismMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingVisionLearning DifficultyOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:50 – 15:20

Source: astreagreengatelane.org. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Greengate Lane Academy has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.