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Lovington Church of England Primary School

Primary · Castle Cary · BA7 7PX

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Inadequate

Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system

This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.

Quality of education: InadequateBehaviour & attitudes: Requires improvementPersonal development: Requires improvementLeadership & management: InadequateSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 12 October 2023

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At a glance

35 pupils · 58% of 60 capacity

School type
Academy sponsor led
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals
20% of pupils
English as additional language
6.9% of pupils
SEN support
13.8% of pupils
EHC plan
3.5% of pupils
Website
www.lovingtonprimary.co.uk
URN
151295

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.83 first-choice applications per place

6 places offered · 5 first-choice applications · usually has places

Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE. A ratio above 1.00 means more families named this school first choice than there were places.

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths

no data

Reaching the higher standard

no data

Average scaled score (reading)

no data

Average scaled score (maths)

no data

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025. “Suppressed” means the DfE withholds figures for very small cohorts.

Attendance (2025/26 autumn term)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
3.1%
England 6.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
3.4%
England 18.1%

Autumn-term absence, DfE pupil absence data. Lower is better.

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
10.7
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

School Workforce Census, DfE. The ratio counts full-time-equivalent qualified teachers; retention follows teachers in post one November to the next. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Spending per pupil

This school£12,828
Typical primary school£6,960

Total expenditure ÷ pupils, academy finance return (DfE Schools Financial Benchmarking, latest year). Higher spending is not a measure of quality. It often reflects greater pupil need or a smaller school. Open Government Licence v3.0.

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