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Brierley Forest Primary and Nursery School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMiss Sarah Griffith

corporate_fareTRANSFORM TRUST

location_onSutton-in-Ashfield, NG17 2HT

language Visit Website phone 1623553189

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Ofsted

Inadequate

Inspected 2021

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Students

323

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Expected Standard

20%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Brierley Forest Primary and Nursery School is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Sutton-in-Ashfield, serving ages 3-11. Currently rated Inadequate by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 99% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Brierley Forest Primary and Nursery School is an academy sponsor led in Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of TRANSFORM TRUST. The school has approximately 279 pupils on roll, of whom 46% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 20% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #222 of 226 primaries in Nottinghamshire and #13,900 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2021. The school's current overall rating is Inadequate. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Inadequate, behaviour and attitudes Inadequate, personal development Requires improvement, and leadership and management Inadequate.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 19.7:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.4 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

20%

LA 62%

Reading44% LA 74%

Writing40% LA 71%

Maths38% LA 74%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

24%

LA 59%England 61%

Reading33% LA 72% · Eng 74%

Writing43% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths45% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 59%England 60%

Reading-% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing-% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths-% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA -0.2

Write

LA 0.2

Maths

LA 0.0

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2021-11-02

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Inadequate

Education

Inadequate

Behaviour

Inadequate

Development

Requires improvement

Leadership

Inadequate

2018-02-27

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.4%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.4%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 279 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.4%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	279	1	0.4%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	281	1	0.4%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	321	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	291	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	284	1	0.4%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	334	1	0.3%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	323	2	0.6%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	323	1	0.3%	0.6%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 22 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 22 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 13 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 9 pupils

Physical Disability 3 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils