Ofsted: Good emoji_events #20 in Nottinghamshire public Top 11% UK

Lowe's Wong Anglican Methodist Junior School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr Mike Follen

location_onSouthwell, NG25 0AA

language Visit Website phone 1636813432

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

323

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Expected Standard

80%

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Age Range

7-11

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Lowe's Wong Anglican Methodist Junior School is a Voluntary controlled school primary school in Southwell, serving ages 7-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 11% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Lowe's Wong Anglican Methodist Junior School is a voluntary controlled school in Southwell, Nottinghamshire, admitting pupils aged 7-11. The school has approximately 288 pupils on roll, of whom 9% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 80% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 9% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #20 of 248 primaries in Nottinghamshire and #1,061 of 15,231 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.6:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 5.6%.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.2 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

80%

LA 62%

Reading89% LA 74%

Writing92% LA 71%

Maths84% LA 74%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

66%

LA 59%England 61%

Reading79% LA 72% · Eng 74%

Writing80% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths79% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading81% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing81% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths77% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.1

Read

LA -0.2

-0.1 to 2.4

1.1

Write

LA 0.2

-0.1 to 2.3

0.7

Maths

LA 0.0

-0.5 to 1.8

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

76%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading79% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing85% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths91% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.0

Read

LA -0.2

-3.3 to -0.6

-0.6

Write

LA 0.3

-1.8 to 0.6

0.5

Maths

LA -0.1

-0.7 to 1.6

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

84%

LA 63%

Reading89% LA 74%

Writing90% LA 78%

Maths91% LA 75%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.6

Read

LA -0.3

-0.6 to 1.8

-0.2

Write

LA 0.2

-1.3 to 0.9

1.1

Maths

LA -0.1

0.1 to 2.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

30 June 2025

Inspection Report

19 November 2019

Inspection Report

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27 January 2016

Inspection Report

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20 June 2014

Inspection Report

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05 March 2014

Inspection Report

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07 February 2012

Inspection Report

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30 June 2010

Inspection Report

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25 April 2007

Inspection Report

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11 March 2002

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-01-27

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-03-05

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 288 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	288	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	287	1	0.3%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	322	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	322	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	318	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	326	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	323	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	319	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	351	1	0.3%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	344	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	341	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	371	1	0.3%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	370	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	362	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	393	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	393	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	390	1	0.3%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	376	1	0.3%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	377	1	0.3%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	376	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	390	3	0.8%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	384	1	0.3%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	379	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	384	3	0.8%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	383	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	383	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 5 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 5 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 5 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 2 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils