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Lowe's Wong Anglican Methodist Junior School

Primary · Southwell · NG25 0AA

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 20 November 2019

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At a glance

293 pupils · 73% of 400 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
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Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England/Methodist
Free school meals
8.5% of pupils (January 2026)
Website
www.loweswong-jun.notts.sch.uk
URN
150826

In figures

An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 20 November 2019 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 92% (Nottinghamshire 75%, England 60%) · Any other White background 4% (Nottinghamshire 6%, England 7%) · Asian Chinese 1% (Nottinghamshire 2%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (Nottinghamshire 2%, England 2%) · Any other Mixed background 1% (Nottinghamshire 2%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (Nottinghamshire 1%, England 2%) · other groups together 1%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
4%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
6.4%
England 17.5%

Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms · how absence is measured

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
21.5
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 7.35% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £55,008; 11.8% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
8/10less deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
10/10among the least deprived tenth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher54.5%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications8.7%18.1%
In managerial or professional work53.3%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways8.5%18.1%
Residents in very good health49%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier81.6%62.3%
Social housing3.5%17.1%
Privately rented14.9%20.5%
Detached houses68.3%22.9%
Flats5.8%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms48.3%21.1%
Households with no car or van11.8%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01028347 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£360,000267 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£266,000–£476,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (145)£435,000
Semi-detached (64)£289,000
Terraced (39)£238,000
Flat (19)£173,000

Homes around this school are dearer than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
1a rural school averages 0.3
Collisions at school-run times
1a rural school averages 0.7
All reported collisions
6a rural school averages 3.4
Of those, serious or fatal
1a rural school averages 0.9

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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