SCHOOL PROFILE

Lowe's Wong Anglican Methodist Junior School

Primary Academy converter URN 150826
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 400 Published school capacity
Capacity used 73.3% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 7 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

20 November 2019
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England/Methodist
Local authority Nottinghamshire
Trust MINSTER TRUST FOR EDUCATION
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 293 293 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 146 49.8% of pupils
Male pupils 147 50.2% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

8.5%
16.3 pts below England
School 8.5%
Newark and Sherwood 24.3%
East Midlands 25.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

2.4%
17.9 pts below England
School 2.4%
Newark and Sherwood 8.9%
East Midlands 18.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Newark and Sherwood 0.7%
East Midlands 0.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
92.2%
270
Any other White background
3.8%
11
Chinese
1.0%
3
White and Black Caribbean
1.0%
3
Any other Mixed background
0.7%
2
White and Asian
0.7%
2
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 8.5% 25 of 293 pupils
12.3 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 8.5%
Newark and Sherwood 16.7%
East Midlands 19.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 8.2% 24 pupils
England 14.8% 6.6 pts below
EHC plans 0.3% 1 pupils
England 6.0% 5.7 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 12
Autistic spectrum disorder 3
Moderate learning difficulty 3
Specific learning difficulty 3
Speech, language & communication 2
Hearing impairment 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

73.3% 14.9 pts below England
Lowe's Wong Anglican Methodist Junior School
73.3%
Newark and Sherwood
91.4%
East Midlands
86.8%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information