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Lovers Lane Primary and Nursery School

Community school · Newark · NG24 1LT

Ages 3–11 · 148 pupils · Nottinghamshire

KS2 expected (RWM)

39%

Overall absence

6.4%

Admissions demand

0.86 · Often has places

Performance

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

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)39%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
100.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
104.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence6.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)20.9%
Unauthorised1.8%
Authorised absence
4.6%
Severe absence (50%+)
4.3%
Enrolments in measure
139

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

0.86 · Often has places

1st preferences

19

Places offered

25

1st-preference offers

19

Total preferences (any rank)
35
Preferred offers (top 3)
22
Applications from outside LA
0
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 (18 Jan 2024).

Capacity fill72%

148 pupils · 205 places

Pupils on roll
148
Boys / girls
86 / 62
School capacity
205
Capacity fill
148 / 205 (72%)
Free school meals
36.6%
FSM pupils
49
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Miss Jenny Hodgkinson

Location

Address
Warburton Street
Postcode
NG24 1LT
Town
Newark
County
Nottinghamshire
Local authority
Nottinghamshire
District
Newark and Sherwood
Constituency
Newark
Urban/rural
(England/Wales) Urban city and town

Local context

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

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Newark, Nottinghamshire, 148 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 36.6%.

Open schools in Newark
43
Primary schools in Newark
35
Academies among open schools in Newark
67% (29)
Open schools in NG24
19
Primary in NG24
13
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 NewarkNear NG24

  • Mount CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Newark · NG24 1EW · Nottinghamshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS227%
    • Absence15.1%
    • FSM36.1%
    • Demand0.73

    0.3 miles away

  • Christ Church C of E Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Newark-on-Trent · NG24 3XB · Nottinghamshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS227%
    • Absence7.3%
    • FSM29.1%
    • Demand1.27

    0.8 miles away

  • Bishop Alexander L.E.A.D. Academy

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Newark · NG24 2BQ · Nottinghamshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS243%
    • Absence7.0%
    • FSM25.1%
    • Demand0.92

    0.9 miles away

  • The Sir Donald Bailey Academy

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Newark · NG24 4EP · Nottinghamshire

    Ages 2–11

    • KS276%
    • Absence5.4%
    • FSM58.6%
    • Demand0.92

    1.4 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Miss Jenny Hodgkinson

Official links