John Blow Primary School

State-Funded School

john-blow-primary-school-nottinghamshire-east-midlands

East MidlandsRegion

NottinghamshireLocal Authority

NewarkConstituency

NG23 7PTPostcode

8.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

John Blow Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 192 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 100%
Higher standard: 21%
Reading score: 108
Maths score: 108

Ethnicity

White

94%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Pupils

192

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

18%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 192
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
25 May 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
7 Feb 2013	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.