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Brierley Forest Primary and Nursery School

Academy sponsor led · Sutton-in-Ashfield · NG17 2HT

Ages 3–11 · 258 pupils · Nottinghamshire

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Ofsted

Urgent improvement

KS2 expected (RWM)

24%

Overall absence

7.4%

Admissions demand

0.95 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Urgent improvement

Inspection date

2025-12-02

Category of concern

Requires significant improvement

  • AchievementUrgent improvement
  • Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
  • InclusionNeeds attention
  • Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
  • Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
  • Leadership and governanceNeeds attention

Safeguarding standards: Met

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)24%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
98.0
Avg scaled score — maths
98.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
97.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence7.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)26.8%
Unauthorised3.8%
Authorised absence
3.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.9%
Enrolments in measure
310

Absence trend

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.95 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

21

Places offered

22

1st-preference offers

21

Total preferences (any rank)
48
Preferred offers (top 3)
22
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill61%

258 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
258
Boys / girls
140 / 118
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
258 / 420 (61%)
Free school meals
50%
FSM pupils
119
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy sponsor led

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: TRANSFORM TRUST
Academy trust
TRANSFORM TRUST
Sponsor
Transform Trust
Headteacher
Miss Sarah Griffith

Location

Address
Westbourne View
Postcode
NG17 2HT
Town
Sutton-in-Ashfield
County
Nottinghamshire
Local authority
Nottinghamshire
District
Ashfield
Constituency
Ashfield
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy sponsor led (primary), Ages 3–11, in Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, 258 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 50%.

Open schools in Sutton-in-Ashfield
16
Primary schools in Sutton-in-Ashfield
13
Academies among open schools in Sutton-in-Ashfield
63% (10)
Open schools in NG17
28
Primary in NG17
22
Open schools in Nottinghamshire LA
371
Primary in Nottinghamshire LA
286

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in Sutton-in-AshfieldNear NG17

  • St Mary Magdalene CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: Needs attention

    Academy converter · Primary

    Sutton-in-Ashfield · NG17 2HR · Nottinghamshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS250%
    • Absence4.7%
    • FSM16.6%
    • Demand0.93

    0.4 miles away

  • Priestsic Primary and Nursery School

    Ofsted: Good

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    Sutton-in-Ashfield · NG17 4BB · Nottinghamshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS258%
    • Absence7.5%
    • FSM46.5%
    • Demand0.98

    0.6 miles away

  • Croft Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

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    Sutton-in-Ashfield · NG17 5FJ · Nottinghamshire

    Ages 5–11

    • KS258%
    • Absence5.5%
    • FSM25.0%
    • Demand0.94

    0.8 miles away

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    Academy converter · Primary

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    • KS290%
    • Absence4.7%
    • FSM26.8%
    • Demand0.97

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  • Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS289%
    • Absence4.3%
    • FSM12.4%
    • Demand1.22

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  • Healdswood Infants' and Nursery School

    Ofsted: Needs attention

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    Ages 3–7

    • Absence7.4%
    • FSM46.0%
    • Demand1.00

    1.0 miles away

  • St Andrew's CofE Primary and Nursery School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary controlled school · Primary

    Sutton-in-Ashfield · NG17 3DW · Nottinghamshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS260%
    • Absence4.7%
    • FSM14.4%
    • Demand0.95

    1.1 miles away

  • Dalestorth Primary and Nursery School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Sutton-in-Ashfield · NG17 4JA · Nottinghamshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS264%
    • Absence4.9%
    • FSM15.0%
    • Demand0.98

    1.1 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Miss Sarah Griffith
Telephone
01623553189
Website
https://www.brierleyforestprimary.co.uk

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