OFSTED
6 May 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance & behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development
Expected standard
Leadership & governance
Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
18 January 2022
Graded inspection
Good
Published
2 March 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Nottinghamshire
Trust
DIVERSE ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
261
244 full-time ·
17 part-time
Female pupils
136
52.1% of pupils
Male pupils
125
47.9% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
11.6 pts
above England
School
36.4%
Newark and Sherwood
24.3%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
8.4 pts
below England
School
11.9%
Newark and Sherwood
8.9%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Newark and Sherwood
0.7%
East Midlands
0.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
80.5%
210
African
5.0%
13
Unclassified
3.4%
9
Any other White background
3.1%
8
Any other Asian background
1.5%
4
Any other Black background
1.5%
4
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
25.3%
66 of
261 pupils
4.5 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
7.4 pts
above
England
6.0%
3.0 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
31.0%
29.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
41.0%
Reading
32.8 pts below England
School
41.0%
Newark and Sherwood
74.7%
East Midlands
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
44.0%
Writing
26.3 pts below England
School
44.0%
Newark and Sherwood
72.4%
East Midlands
69.9%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
38.0%
Maths
34.0 pts below England
School
38.0%
Newark and Sherwood
75.1%
East Midlands
71.5%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
7.23%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.01 pts
higher than
England
School
7.23%
Newark and Sherwood
5.74%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
15.24%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
0.58 pts
lower than
England
School
15.24%
Newark and Sherwood
14.78%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.33%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.53 pts
higher than
England
School
3.33%
Newark and Sherwood
1.37%
East Midlands
1.72%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
73.7%
14.5 pts
below England
Samuel Barlow Primary Academy
73.7%
Newark and Sherwood
91.4%
East Midlands
86.8%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.