Loscoe CofE Primary School and Nursery

About Loscoe CofE Primary School and Nursery

Loscoe CofE Primary School and Nursery was rated Good in its most recent graded Ofsted inspection, a significant improvement on its previous rating of Requires Improvement. The school has maintained this Good standard through its most recent ungraded inspection in 2023. When it comes to academic outcomes, the most telling metric is the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined at Key Stage 2, which stands at 43%. This places the school well below the Derbyshire local authority average of 59% for the same measure. In the local authority rankings for this combined expected standard, Loscoe sits at 204th out of 353 primary schools, putting it in the bottom half of schools in the county. The school's ranking within Amber Valley is 39th out of 43 schools, which places it in the bottom 10% of its immediate borough.

Looking more closely at individual subjects, the picture is mixed. In writing, 65% of pupils met the expected standard, which is a stronger result. Reading and maths both saw 48% of pupils reach the expected level, while the proportion reaching the higher standard in any of the three subjects was low: 17% in reading, 17% in maths, and just 4% in writing. No pupils achieved the higher standard across all three subjects. Average scaled scores were 103 in reading and 102 in maths, both slightly above the national baseline of 100. The school does not publish progress scores for any subject, so it is not possible to see how much value the school adds relative to pupils' starting points. Nationally, Loscoe ranks in the bottom 13% of all primary schools for the combined expected standard metric.

The school is a Church of England primary with a nursery, serving 200 pupils against a capacity of 226. It offers a range of facilities including a library, playing fields, a gymnasium and a chapel, and runs clubs such as Eco Club, Gardening and Science Club. Sports on offer include football, cross country, athletics, cricket, gymnastics and dance. The school has a broad SEND offer, with provisions for dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, social and emotional mental health needs, speech and language needs, hearing impairment, autistic spectrum disorder and other difficulties. For the 2025/26 intake, the school was oversubscribed: 43 applications were received for 25 places, with 24 of the 25 first-preference applicants receiving an offer. This suggests strong local demand, and families considering the school should be aware that securing a place is not guaranteed.

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