Lowdham CofE Primary School

Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 5–11 · Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

5.203 miles

Published by Nottinghamshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026

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Lowdham CofE Primary School is a primary school in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire for ages 5–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 11 July 2023. Nottinghamshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.

Lowdham CofE Primary School catchment area: last distance offered

Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.

Entry	Last distance offered
Reception 2026	5.203 mi
Reception 2025	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2024	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2023	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2022	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2021	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2020	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2019	🔒 With a pass

And 1 earlier figure.

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

In 2026 the last child offered a Reception place lived 5.203 miles away, the 41st longest of 256 Nottinghamshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
That distance was further from the school than in 2025 and in 2020, and the 2026 Reception figure was the longest of the 7 years with a published distance.
Reception 2026 drew 19 first-choice applications for 20 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
In 2024/25, 79% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), above the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Nottinghamshire that have results.

Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Nottinghamshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.

Key facts

Address: Main Street, Lowdham, Nottingham, NG14 7BE
Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
Ages: 5–11
Religious character: Church of England
Council: Nottinghamshire
Pupils on roll: 206 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 5.3% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 20.2

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

Outstanding Inspected 11 July 2023

Strengths

“Lowdham CofE Primary School provides a joyful learning environment.”
“Pupils express an enormous sense of pride that they are part of such a happy and caring school.”
“They make positive contributions to the success of the school.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 31 July 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Exam results

Measure	School	England
Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25)	79%	62%

Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

2026 Reception entry: 19 first-preference applications, 20 offers in total, 19 offers to first-preference applicants.

Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.

Nearby primary schools

Straight-line distance, in Nottinghamshire.

Gunthorpe CofE Primary School 1.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Burton Joyce Primary School 2.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
Wood's Foundation CofE Primary School 2.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
East Bridgford St Peters Church of England Academy 2.6 mi Good Last distance published
Lambley Primary School 2.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Bleasby Church of England Primary School 3.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School 3.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
Willow Farm Primary School 3.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published