Costock CofE Primary School
Main Street, Costock, Loughborough, LE12 6XD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jane Elizabeth Mellor
- Diocese
- Diocese of Southwell
- Constituency
- Rushcliffe
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 95
- URN
- 122756
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01509852084
About this school
Costock CofE Primary School is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Loughborough. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 95 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Costock CofE Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 14 | 7 | 11 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 79% | 71% | 36% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 14% | 29% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 79% | 86% | 91% |
| Expected standard in maths | 79% | 100% | 64% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 79% | 71% | 82% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 110.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 107.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.70 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Costock CofE Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Nottinghamshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 79% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 71% | 59.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 36% | 61.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 82 |
| 2023/24 | 79 |
| 2024/25 | 87 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Costock CofE Primary School compares
Costock CofE Primary School ranked 212th of 226 primary schools in Nottinghamshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 9% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 36% | 4.6% | 12.6% | 95 | — |
| Lantern Lane Primary and Nursery School | 63% | 4.7% | 23.5% | 411 | 0.9 miles |
| Brookside Primary School | 83% | 4.1% | 13.3% | 319 | 1.1 miles |
| Millside Spencer Academy | 73% | 4.3% | 15.1% | 184 | 1.2 miles |
| Bunny CofE Primary School | 100% | 3.4% | 6.3% | 104 | 2.2 miles |
| Wymeswold Church of England Primary School | 62% | 5.6% | 9.6% | 115 | 2.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 12.64%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 4.61%
- Persistent absence
- 6.02%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Lantern Lane Primary and Nursery School0.9 miles
Primary · Loughborough
-
Brookside Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Loughborough
-
Millside Spencer Academy1.2 miles
Primary · Loughborough
-
Bunny CofE Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Nottingham
-
Wymeswold Church of England Primary School2.8 miles
Primary · Loughborough
Other schools in Loughborough
Costock CofE Primary School ranks 33rd of the 34 ranked primary schools in Loughborough.
- Barrow Hall Orchard Church of England Primary School Primary
- Belton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Booth Wood Academy Primary
- Brookside Primary School Primary
- Burton-on-the-Wolds Primary School Primary
- Christ Church & Saint Peter's Cofe Primary School Primary
- Cobden Primary School & Community Centre Primary
- Hathern Church of England Primary School Primary
- Highgate Primary School Primary
- Holywell Primary School Primary
- Lantern Lane Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Lift Beacon Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Costock CofE Primary School teach?
- Costock CofE Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Loughborough.
- Who is the headteacher of Costock CofE Primary School?
- The headteacher of Costock CofE Primary School is Mrs Jane Elizabeth Mellor, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Costock CofE Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Costock CofE Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Costock CofE Primary School?
- Costock CofE Primary School has 95 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Costock CofE Primary School full?
- Costock CofE Primary School has capacity for 105 pupils and 95 on roll (90%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Costock CofE Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Costock CofE Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Southwell.
- Does Costock CofE Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Costock CofE Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Costock CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 79% in 2022/23 and 36% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Costock CofE Primary School compare with other schools in Nottinghamshire?
- Costock CofE Primary School ranked 212th of 226 primary schools in Nottinghamshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 9% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Costock CofE Primary School's absence rate?
- Costock CofE Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Costock CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Costock CofE Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.