Lowe's Wong Infant School

Lowe's Wong Infant School is demonstrating strong overall performance, with pupils achieving well and showing readiness for their transition to junior school. The school's commitment to safeguarding is solid, fostering a culture where students feel safe and supported. Notably, the engagement with parents and the community is a strong point, ensuring a cohesive environment for the children. However, there are areas such as handwriting and number formation that need consistent attention to prevent persistent inaccuracies. The leadership team is proactive in identifying and addressing the needs of disadvantaged students and those with special educational needs, reflecting a commitment to inclusive education.

Strengths

• Pupils develop into fluent and enthusiastic readers.
• Strong support for disadvantaged pupils and those with special educational needs.
• High levels of parental engagement and community involvement.
• Pupils demonstrate positive attitudes towards learning.
• Effective leadership and governance with a clear vision.

Areas for Improvement

• Persistent inaccuracies in handwriting and number formation.
• Not all teaching adapts to address pupils' misconceptions effectively.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Lowe's Wong Infant School attended 96.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 5.3% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Lowe's Wong Infant School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Lowe's Wong Infant School had 19.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 5.7% of pupils at Lowe's Wong Infant School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Lowe's Wong Infant School received £6,458 and spent £6,914 for each of its 164 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £28,000 (-£172 per pupil).

Across all 11 schools of Minster Trust for Education, income was £6,755 and spending £6,850 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Newark And Sherwood · Nottinghamshire local authority: places and applications

Lowe's Wong Infant School is part of Minster Trust for Education, which runs 14 schools. The nearest others:

• Lowe's Wong Anglican Methodist Junior School Southwell
• Holy Trinity CofE Infant School Southwell
• The Minster School Southwell
• Halam Church of England Primary School Newark
• Kirklington Primary School Newark
• Bleasby Church of England Primary School Nottingham
• Farnsfield St Michael's Church of England Primary School Farnsfield
• Norwell CofE Primary School Newark
• Coddington CofE Primary and Nursery School Newark
• The National CofE Academy Nottingham

What is Lowe's Wong Infant School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Lowe's Wong Infant School is Expected standard, from an inspection in May 2026.

When was Lowe's Wong Infant School last inspected by Ofsted?

Lowe's Wong Infant School was last inspected in May 2026.

How many pupils does Lowe's Wong Infant School have?

Lowe's Wong Infant School has 140 pupils on roll.

What age range does Lowe's Wong Infant School cover?

Lowe's Wong Infant School for pupils aged 5 to 7.

Where is Lowe's Wong Infant School?

Lowe's Wong Infant School is at Queen Street, Southwell, Nottinghamshire, NG25 0AA.