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Costock CofE Primary School

Voluntary controlled school · Loughborough · LE12 6XD

Ages 4–11 · 95 pupils · Nottinghamshire

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

71%

Overall absence

5.4%

Admissions demand

0.88 · Often has places

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2024-10-08

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)71%
Higher standard (RWM)29%
Avg scaled score — reading
110.0
Avg scaled score — maths
107.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
106.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)7.1%
Unauthorised1.1%
Authorised absence
4.3%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.4%
Enrolments in measure
70

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.88 · Often has places

1st preferences

7

Places offered

8

1st-preference offers

7

Total preferences (any rank)
60
Preferred offers (top 3)
8
Applications from outside LA
1
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill90%

95 pupils · 105 places

Pupils on roll
95
Boys / girls
45 / 50
School capacity
105
Capacity fill
95 / 105 (90%)
Free school meals
14.7%
FSM pupils
14
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary controlled school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of Southwell
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary controlled school
Headteacher
Mrs Jane Elizabeth Mellor

Location

Address
Main Street, Costock
Postcode
LE12 6XD
Town
Loughborough
County
Leicestershire
Local authority
Nottinghamshire
District
Rushcliffe
Constituency
Rushcliffe
Urban/rural
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed voluntary controlled school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Loughborough, Nottinghamshire, 95 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 14.7%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Southwell.

Open schools in Loughborough
55
Primary schools in Loughborough
38
Academies among open schools in Loughborough
56% (31)
Open schools in LE12
34
Primary in LE12
24
Open schools in Nottinghamshire LA
371
Primary in Nottinghamshire LA
286

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in LoughboroughNear LE12

  • Lantern Lane Primary and Nursery School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Loughborough · LE12 6QN · Nottinghamshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS264%
    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM21.8%
    • Demand0.97

    0.9 miles away

  • Brookside Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Academy converter · Primary

    Loughborough · LE12 6LG · Nottinghamshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS280%
    • Absence4.0%
    • FSM11.8%
    • Demand1.02

    1.1 miles away

  • Millside Spencer Academy

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Free schools · Primary

    Loughborough · LE12 6AS · Nottinghamshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS254%
    • Absence6.3%
    • FSM11.7%
    • Demand1.13

    1.2 miles away

  • Bunny CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary controlled school · Primary

    Nottingham · NG11 6QW · Nottinghamshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS291%
    • Absence3.9%
    • FSM8.2%
    • Demand0.90

    2.2 miles away

  • Wymeswold Church of England Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary controlled school · Primary

    Loughborough · LE12 6TU · Leicestershire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS281%
    • Absence6.4%
    • FSM12.2%
    • Demand1.00

    2.8 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Jane Elizabeth Mellor
Telephone
01509852084
Website
http://www.costock.notts.sch.uk

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