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Lovington Church of England Primary School

Primary Ages 4-11 35 pupils Castle Cary
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Lovington Church of England Primary School is an academy sponsor led in Somerset for pupils aged 4 to 11. It has a Church of England religious character. It has 35 pupils on roll.

Type Primary / Academy sponsor led
Age Range 4-11
Religion Church of England
Address Lovington
Castle Cary
Somerset
BA7 7PX
Phone 01963240305
Reference Number 151295

General Makeup

Number of pupils 35
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 48.57%
Girls: 51.43%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 20%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 8.6%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 11.7

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 1 2 3
2 1 Unknown 1
3 2 4 6
4 2 4 6
5 3 5 8
6 4 2 6

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 85.7%
White, Other 8.6%
White & Asian 5.7%

Overall Ofsted Rating
Last Report Date This school has not had an inspection yet.
Date Report

Reception admissions, 2026 entry

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 6 1
Third Preference 2 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous years

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Places and pupil numbers

In 2024–25 Lovington Church of England Primary School had 32 pupils for 60 places. 28 places (46.7%) were unfilled.

Reception intake in the “Ansford Primary” planning area

Somerset counted 109 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 85 in 2029–30, down 22%.

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 Lovington Church of England Primary School attended 96.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 6.7% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

2025
Authorised absence 2.7%
Unauthorised absence 1.2%
Severely absent pupils 0.0%

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 Lovington Church of England Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

2025
Suspensions per 100 pupils 0.0
Permanent exclusions 0

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 Lovington Church of England Primary School had 10.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7).

Pupils per teacher

2026
Pupils per adult 6.2
Teachers who left state teaching –
Teachers who took any sick leave –
Sick days per teacher –

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, 14.3% of pupils at Lovington Church of England Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.7% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

SEN support EHC plan
Moderate learning difficulty 2 0
Specific learning difficulty 2 0
Autistic spectrum disorder 0 1
Social, emotional and mental health 1 0
Severe learning difficulty 0 1

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.

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Charlton Mackrell CofE Primary School
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Countess Gytha Primary School
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Butleigh Church of England Primary School
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West Pennard Church of England Primary School
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Name Distance
Hazlegrove Preparatory School
Hazlegrove House, Yeovil, BA22 7JA
2.87 miles
Ansford Academy
Maggs Lane, Castle Cary, Somerset, BA7 7JJ
3.15 miles

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How many pupils does Lovington Church of England Primary School have?

Lovington Church of England Primary School has 35 pupils on roll.

What age range does Lovington Church of England Primary School cover?

Lovington Church of England Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

Where is Lovington Church of England Primary School?

Lovington Church of England Primary School is at Lovington, Castle Cary, Somerset, BA7 7PX.

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