Voluntary controlled school · Nottinghamshire

Costock CofE Primary School

4–11Ages
95Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
122756URN

Main Street, Costock, Loughborough, LE12 6XD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

12.2per place

9.6 above Nottinghamshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Nottinghamshire

73 applications for 6 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

36%met the expected standard

Nottinghamshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 8 October 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

12.2applications per place, Reception

9.6 above Nottinghamshire median (2.5) 10.0 above England median (2.2)

73 applications · 6 places offered · 6 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 12.2; Nottinghamshire median median 2.5
2025 6.3; Nottinghamshire median median 2.4
2024 7.5; Nottinghamshire median median 2.4
2023 5.5; Nottinghamshire median median 2.4
2022 6.8; Nottinghamshire median median 2.4
2021 5.1; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3
2020 6.8; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3
2019 4.4; Nottinghamshire median median 2.2
2018 7.1; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3
2017 5.4; Nottinghamshire median median 2.2
2016 5.2; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3
2015 3.6; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3
2014 2.7; Nottinghamshire median median 2.2

More applications per place than the Nottinghamshire median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Nottinghamshire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	6	73	12.2	6	1.00
Sep 2025	8	50	6.3	8	1.00
Sep 2024	8	60	7.5	7	0.88
Sep 2023	14	77	5.5	15	1.07
Sep 2022	12	81	6.8	11	0.92
Sep 2021	15	76	5.1	5	0.33
Sep 2020	15	102	6.8	16	1.07
Sep 2019	15	66	4.4	12	0.80
Sep 2018	7	50	7.1	7	1.00
Sep 2017	9	49	5.4	8	0.89
Sep 2016	10	52	5.2	10	1.00
Sep 2015	14	50	3.6	10	0.71
Sep 2014	13	35	2.7	13	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 91% · Writing 55% · Maths 64% → all three 36% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard36%208th of 223 in Nottinghamshire

Nottinghamshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard91%

Nottinghamshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard45%

Nottinghamshire 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard55%

Nottinghamshire 76% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Nottinghamshire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard64%

Nottinghamshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard18%

Nottinghamshire 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Nottinghamshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	36%	0%	108	102
2023/24	71%	29%	110	107
2022/23	79%	14%	106	105

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Costock CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

12.2applications per place 36%met the SATs standard
Lantern Lane Primary and Nursery School
1.5 km · Nottinghamshire

Remains Good2022

2.1applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Brookside Primary School
1.7 km · Nottinghamshire

Standards maintained2024

2.5applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Millside Spencer Academy
1.9 km · Nottinghamshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.8applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Bunny CofE Primary and Nursery School
3.6 km · Nottinghamshire

Remains Good2022

5.2applications per place 100%met the SATs standard
Wymeswold Church of England Primary School
4.4 km · Leicestershire

Remains Good2024

2.5applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Gotham Primary School
5.5 km · Nottinghamshire

2026

1.6applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Burton-on-the-Wolds Primary School
5.7 km · Leicestershire

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.4applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Keyworth Primary and Nursery School
6.3 km · Nottinghamshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.4applications per place 60%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 122756 · 891/3084
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 105 pupils · 95 on roll
Free school meals: 14.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Main Street, Costock, Loughborough, LE12 6XD
Local authority: Nottinghamshire · Rushcliffe

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources