Primary school in Southwell, Nottinghamshire
Lowe's Wong Anglican Methodist Junior School
Queen Street, Southwell, Nottinghamshire, NG25 0AA
Ofsted
Remained Good at its last ungraded inspection, on 20 November 2019.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 6 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 293
- Places
- 400
- How full
- 73% full — 293 of 400 places taken, so places are likely to be available
- Girls / boys
- 146 / 147
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Newark and Sherwood 008C, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 55%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 9%
- Households owning their home
- 81%
- Households in social housing
- 4%
- Households with no car
- 12%
- Adults economically inactive
- 45%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 7–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England/Methodist
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- MINSTER TRUST FOR EDUCATION
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Mike Follen
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Ward
- Southwell
- Constituency
- Newark
- URN
- 150826
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lowe's Wong Infant SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | — | 0 mi |
| Holy Trinity CofE Infant SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | — | 0.3 mi |
| Halam Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2024 | 77% | 1.3 mi |
| Kirklington Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | — | 2.5 mi |
| Bleasby Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 68% | 2.7 mi |
| Farnsfield St Michael's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 67% | 3.5 mi |
| Caunton Dean Hole CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | No grade | — | 4.6 mi |
| St Peter's Crosskeys CofE AcademyAcademy converter | No grade | 70% | 4.8 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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