Lovers Lane Primary and Nursery School
Warburton Street, Newark, NG24 1LT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- FLYING HIGH TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr James Wood
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Flying High Trust
- Constituency
- Newark
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 205
- Pupils on roll
- 146
- URN
- 151540
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01636683353
About this school
Lovers Lane Primary and Nursery School is a primary academy in Newark. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 146 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Lovers Lane Primary and Nursery School (URN 122595).
How Lovers Lane Primary and Nursery School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5% | 32.6% | 146 | — |
| Mount CofE Primary School | 24% | 13.9% | 38% | 195 | 0.3 miles |
| Barnby Road Academy Primary and Nursery school | 62% | 5.1% | 30% | 593 | 0.7 miles |
| Christ Church C of E Primary School | 31% | 6.9% | 33.5% | 213 | 0.8 miles |
| Bishop Alexander L.E.A.D. Academy | 63% | 6.5% | 26.9% | 195 | 0.9 miles |
| Holy Trinity Catholic Voluntary Academy | 33% | 6% | 20.2% | 248 | 0.9 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)
- 32.59%
- English as an additional language
- 49.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.97%
- Persistent absence
- 16.39%
Location
Nearby schools
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Mount CofE Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Newark
-
Barnby Road Academy Primary and Nursery school0.7 miles
Primary · Newark
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Christ Church C of E Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Newark-on-Trent
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Bishop Alexander L.E.A.D. Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Newark
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Holy Trinity Catholic Voluntary Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Newark
Other schools in Newark
- All Saints Anglican/Methodist Primary School Primary
- Barnby Road Academy Primary and Nursery school Primary
- Bilsthorpe Flying High Academy Primary
- Bishop Alexander L.E.A.D. Academy Primary
- Caunton Dean Hole CofE Primary School Primary
- Chuter Ede Primary School Primary
- Coddington CofE Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Dunham-on-Trent CofE Primary School Primary
- East Markham Primary School Primary
- Flintham Primary School Primary
- Halam Church of England Primary School Primary
- Holy Trinity Catholic Voluntary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Lovers Lane Primary and Nursery School teach?
- Lovers Lane Primary and Nursery School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Newark.
- Who is the headteacher of Lovers Lane Primary and Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Lovers Lane Primary and Nursery School is Mr James Wood, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Lovers Lane Primary and Nursery School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lovers Lane Primary and Nursery 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 big is Lovers Lane Primary and Nursery School?
- Lovers Lane Primary and Nursery School has 146 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Lovers Lane Primary and Nursery School full?
- Lovers Lane Primary and Nursery School has capacity for 205 pupils and 146 on roll (71%), 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 Lovers Lane Primary and Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Lovers Lane Primary and Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Is Lovers Lane Primary and Nursery School a selective school?
- No. Lovers Lane Primary and Nursery School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Lovers Lane Primary and Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Lovers Lane Primary and Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Lovers Lane Primary and Nursery School?
- Lovers Lane Primary and Nursery School is part of FLYING HIGH TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Lovers Lane Primary and Nursery School's absence rate?
- Lovers Lane Primary and Nursery School's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census.
- Does Lovers Lane Primary and Nursery School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Lovers Lane Primary and Nursery School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 10 July 2026.