Lotus Academy
Academy special sponsor led in Sheffield, Sheffield.
School details
| Type | Academy special sponsor led |
|---|---|
| Age range | 6 to 16 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Pupils on roll | 108 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 100 |
| Free school meals | 82.40% |
| Trust or sponsor | NEXUS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST |
| Local authority | Sheffield |
| Address | Lindsay Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S5 7WE |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Telephone | 01142456305 |
| URN | 150029 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 23 March 2022, published 15 June 2022:
| Overall effectiveness | Inadequate |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Inadequate |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Inadequate |
| Personal development | Inadequate |
| Leadership and management | Inadequate |
| Safeguarding effective | No |
This graded inspection was of the predecessor school (Holgate Meadows School, URN 126712).
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Woolley Wood School (special school, about 1.6 km)
- Abbey School (special school, about 4.1 km)
- Kelford School (special school, about 4.8 km)
- Paces School for Conductive Education (special school, about 5.6 km)
- Seven Hills School (special school, about 5.9 km)
- Willow Park School (special school, about 6.0 km)
- Discovery Academy (special school, about 6.3 km)
- Archdale School (special school, about 7.0 km)
Browse: Special schools in Sheffield
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.