Lantern Lane Primary and Nursery SchoolCostock CofE Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Loughborough.

Summary of the comparison

Lantern Lane Primary and Nursery School and Costock CofE Primary School are primary schools in Loughborough.

  • Lantern Lane Primary and Nursery School scores 48 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Costock CofE Primary School scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average). Costock CofE Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Lantern Lane Primary and Nursery School was judged Good and Costock CofE Primary School was judged the expected standard.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 63.0% for Lantern Lane Primary and Nursery School and 36.0% for Costock CofE Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Lantern Lane Primary and Nursery School (61.0% in 2022-23, 63.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Costock CofE Primary School (79.0% in 2022-23, 36.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Lantern Lane Primary and Nursery School versus Costock CofE Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LoughboroughLantern Lane Primary and Nursery SchoolLoughboroughCostock CofE Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD48/100C62/100Stronger figure
Local ranking170th of 266 in Nottinghamshire 82nd of 266 in Nottinghamshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Voluntary controlled school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll416 87
Capacity420 105
LocationLoughborough, LE12 6QN Loughborough, LE12 6XD
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard63.0% Stronger figure36.0% 62.0%
At higher standard6.0% Stronger figure0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score107.0 108.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score104.0 Stronger figure102.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census416 87
Free school meals (ever 6)23.5% 12.6%
English as an additional language4.6% 0.0%
SEN support10.1% 5.8%
SEN with an EHC plan2.2% 3.5%
Attendance
Overall absence4.7% 4.6% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence7.2% 6.0% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Lantern Lane Primary and Nursery School

Costock CofE Primary School

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