Lowe's Wong Infant School
Academy converter primary school in Southwell (Nottinghamshire).
Ofsted
Report card
inspected Mar 2026
Early years (EYFS)
Expected standard
report card, Mar 2026
Attendance rate
96.1%
▲ 1pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
19.4
▼ 1.3 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
8.6%
▼ 16pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
SEN support
5.7%
▼ 10pp England 2025/26: 15.4%
2025/26
Capacity
67%
140 / 210 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Teacher turnover
0.0%
▼ 15pp England 2024/25: 14.5% (primary schools)
2024/25
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Lowe's Wong Infant School is a primary school located in Southwell, Nottinghamshire. The school caters for boys and girls aged 5 to 7 and currently has 169 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 210. It is part of the MINSTER TRUST for EDUCATION. The school is led by Aly Speed.
Enrichment
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Key facts
- URN
- 145642
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Constituency
- Newark
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 2021
Governing body (10 current, 8 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr James Elizabeth Littmann | Chair of Local Governing Body | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2029 |
| Mr David Oswald Former | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr David Oswald Former | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Sarah Segasby | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr David Oswald | Local Governor | Appointed by academy members | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Kirsty Jackson | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Selena Tsang | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Richard Renshaw | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Ian Moors | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Karen Jane Stead | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Sandip Dhoot | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Headteacher Aly Speed | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2009 |
| Mr James Littmann Former | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Chris Heathcote Former | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr James Dixon Former | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · term ended 2025 |
| Mrs Lucia Juraskova Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Sarah Segasby Former | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Simon Smith Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record