Lovington Church of England Primary School
Primary school in Castle Cary, Somerset. Inadequate (Oct 2023). Special measures.
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 12 October 2023, report published 4 December 2023, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
Special measures. Ofsted placed the school in a category of concern.
This grade was given to Lovington Church of England Primary School (its Ofsted page), the school this one replaced when it became an academy. Lovington Church of England Primary School hasn’t been inspected under its own name yet, so Ofsted’s page for it shows no grade.
Inadequate overall. The lowest grade. The school had serious problems. 2% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Inadequate.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Inadequate |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Inadequate |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around October 2027
The last inspection was in October 2023. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2029 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby primary schools
- 2.8 milesKeinton Mandeville Primary School
Good (Jul 2022)
- 2.9 milesCastle Cary Community Primary School
Requires improvement (Dec 2021)
- 3.5 milesDitcheat Primary School
Report card, Jan 2026: 7 expected
- 3.5 milesNorth Cadbury Church of England Primary School
Good (Sep 2023)
- 3.7 milesBaltonsborough Church of England VC Primary School
Requires improvement (Nov 2023)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.