Lowe's Wong Infant School

Primary · Academy converter · Ages 5–7 · Southwell, Nottinghamshire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

9.748 miles

Published by Nottinghamshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026

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Lowe's Wong Infant School is a primary school in Southwell, Nottinghamshire for ages 5–7 (academy converter). Nottinghamshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.

Lowe's Wong Infant 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	9.748 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

For Reception 2026, the last child offered a place lived 9.748 miles from the school, the 9th longest of the 256 Nottinghamshire primary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 2.20 miles).
The Reception last distance in 2026 was nearer the school than in 2025 and than in 2020, and it swung sharply between some years from 2020 to 2026.
For Reception 2026 there were 45 first-choice applications for 45 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.

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: Queen Street, Southwell, NG25 0AA
Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Ages: 5–7
Council: Nottinghamshire
Pupils on roll: 140 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 8.6% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 19.4

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

Ofsted

No Ofsted grade Inspected 10 March 2026

Strengths

“Lowe’s Wong Infant School lives up to its vision for everyone to ‘learn happily together’.”
“Pupils arrive at school with smiles on their faces each morning.”
“They attend school regularly and say they enjoy having great fun while they learn.”

To improve

“However, inaccuracies in their handwriting and number formation are not routinely addressed.”
“This means that these errors persist over time.”
“Sometimes, unsuitably designed lesson activities hinder pupils from demonstrating the extent of their knowledge.”

Safeguarding: met

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 May 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

2026 Reception entry: 45 first-preference applications, 45 offers in total, 45 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.

Lowe's Wong Anglican Methodist Junior School 0.0 mi No Ofsted grade
Holy Trinity CofE Infant School 0.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
Halam Church of England Primary School 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Kirklington Primary School 2.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Bleasby Church of England Primary School 2.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Farnsfield St Michael's Church of England Primary School 3.5 mi Good Last distance published
Caunton Dean Hole CofE Primary School 4.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
St Peter's Crosskeys CofE Academy 4.8 mi Not judged Last distance published