Samuel Barlow Primary Academy

State-Funded School

samuel-barlow-primary-academy-nottinghamshire-east-midlands

East MidlandsRegion

NottinghamshireLocal Authority

Sherwood ForestConstituency

NG21 9DFPostcode

1.2

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Samuel Barlow Primary Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 261 pupils. Samuel Barlow Primary Academy is part of DIVERSE ACADEMIES TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 32%
Higher standard: 4%
Reading score: 99
Maths score: 100

Ethnicity

White

84%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

261

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

36%

England average

27%

First language not English

12%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 261
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: DIVERSE ACADEMIES TRUST

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
2 Mar 2022	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
9 Jan 2015	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

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.