Samuel Barlow Primary Academy

Primary · Nottinghamshire · NG21 9DF · URN 144611

Ofsted GoodLast inspected 2022-01-18Cohort 261

Exam results, in full

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Key stage 2 results

Taken by pupils at the end of Year 6, so they describe a primary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 32

4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 237 schools in Nottinghamshire

Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
31%
Nottinghamshire 61.5%England 61%
30.5 percentage points below the area average of 61.5
Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
3%
Nottinghamshire 7.1%England 8%
4.1 percentage points below the area average of 7.1
Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading
100
Nottinghamshire 105.44England 105
5.4 below the area average of 105.4
Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths
101
Nottinghamshire 104.59England 105
3.6 below the area average of 104.6
Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling
95
Nottinghamshire 105.01England 105
10 below the area average of 105
Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
3%
Nottinghamshire 27%England 32%
24 percentage points below the area average of 27
Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading
41%
Nottinghamshire 74%
33 percentage points below the area average of 74
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing
44%
Nottinghamshire 71.1%
27.1 percentage points below the area average of 71.1
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths
38%
Nottinghamshire 73.5%
35.5 percentage points below the area average of 73.5
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
32
Nottinghamshire 38
5.5 below the area average of 37.5
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against Nottinghamshire	Against national	Feeds
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths	31% Nottinghamshire 61.5%England 61%	30.5 percentage points below the area average of 61.5	30 percentage points below the national figure of 61	Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths	3% Nottinghamshire 7.1%England 8%	4.1 percentage points below the area average of 7.1	5 percentage points below the national figure of 8	Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading	100 Nottinghamshire 105.44England 105	5.4 below the area average of 105.4	5 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths	101 Nottinghamshire 104.59England 105	3.6 below the area average of 104.6	4 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling	95 Nottinghamshire 105.01England 105	10 below the area average of 105	10 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling	3% Nottinghamshire 27%England 32%	24 percentage points below the area average of 27	29 percentage points below the national figure of 32	Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading	41% Nottinghamshire 74%	33 percentage points below the area average of 74	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing	44% Nottinghamshire 71.1%	27.1 percentage points below the area average of 71.1	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths	38% Nottinghamshire 73.5%	35.5 percentage points below the area average of 73.5	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	32 Nottinghamshire 38	5.5 below the area average of 37.5	No national comparison	Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Nottinghamshire · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Primary classes: 26.0 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language: 11.9% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 36.9% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 22.2% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 10.6pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling: 3% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths: 3% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 21pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths: 31% of pupils
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average): 60.9% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

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What is the latest Ofsted judgement?: Ofsted rated Samuel Barlow Primary Academy Good at its inspection on 18/01/2022.
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