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Brierley Forest Primary and Nursery School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Sponsored academy
Westbourne View, Sutton-in-Ashfield NG17 2HT · brierleyforestprimary.co.uk · 01623 553189
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Dec 2025 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 20%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Nottinghamshire 64%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Nottinghamshire Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 258
- 61% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 50%
- First language not English
- 17.4%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Transform Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Nottinghamshire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 28 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 30 | 28 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 18 | 17 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 38 | 36 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 20% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Nottinghamshire it was 64%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼20% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼99 | 106 | ||
| ▼97 | 105 | ||
| ▼98 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 137810)
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Brierley Forest Primary and Nursery School on 2 December 2025 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention
- Achievement: Urgent improvement
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Early years: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Needs attention
- Inspected
- 2 Dec 2025
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Needs attention |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Urgent improvement |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Nov 2021
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 137810), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
- Jul 2022Monitoring visitEffective action
Nov 2021Inadequate
Quality of education Inadequate Behaviour and attitudes Inadequate Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Inadequate Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Not effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 137810)
Before September 2019
Feb 2018Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 137810)
Feb 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 137810)
What parents said
57% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (37 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 57%
- Positive
- 49%
- Replies
- 37
- 13% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 86% who raised concerns
based on 16 parents (43%) whose child was bullied
based on 16 parents (43%) with SEND