Samuel Barlow Primary Academy

Newark and Sherwood · NG21 9DF

General information Primary School · 3-11 years Who goes here 261 pupils, 36.9% FSM

Educational attainment Ofsted report card

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Samuel Barlow Primary Academy

General Information

Address: Church Road, Clipstone, Mansfield, NG21 9DF – View on map
Phone: 01623479033
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mr Jon Chapman
Age range: 3-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 36 families put it first for 36 places – 10 for every 10 places. Every one of them was offered a place. No places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 9 · 2024 7 · 2025 9 · 2026 10
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: Yes

Who goes here

261 pupils out of 354 places Plenty of room

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 90
% eligible for free school meals: 36.9%
Pupil mix: 3 in 10 (similar to the Newark and Sherwood average)
English as an additional language: 12% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 35.6% a year (Newark and Sherwood 14.8%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 61% moved to another school, 39% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Nottinghamshire: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 11 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 12 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 7 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Nottinghamshire (the council area this school is in), not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 7.2%
Persistently absent pupils: 15.2%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 22.2%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 3.1%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 19 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 17 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 13 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 7 pupils
Physical disability: 2 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 6 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 2 pupils

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Ofsted report card May 2026

Ofsted's new report cards grade each part of school life separately, instead of giving one overall word.

Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching Needs attention
Achievement Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing Expected standard
Early years Expected standard
Leadership and governance Expected standard

Before this, under the old system, Ofsted rated the school Good (2022). The report card above replaces that grade.

How Ofsted report cards work

Since November 2025, Ofsted grades each area of a school on its own five-point scale, and no longer gives a single word like “Good” or “Outstanding”. Safeguarding (keeping children safe) is simply met or not met.

Exceptional The very best practice nationally
Strong standard Above what Ofsted expects
Expected standard What Ofsted expects of every school
Needs attention Some weaknesses the school needs to fix
Urgent improvement Serious weaknesses needing urgent action

“Expected standard” is a sound result – it's what Ofsted expects a good school to do. Report cards aren't directly comparable with the old single grades, which is why we don't turn them into one.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 31% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 3% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 31 percentage points below the Newark and Sherwood average (62%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Well below (3-year average 35% against an expected 54%)
3-year average (expected standard): 35%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 41% · Writing 44% · Maths 38% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 25%
Average test scores: reading 100, maths 101
Based on: 32 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolNewark and Sherwood averageEngland↘ Falling Down 10 percentage points since 2022/23. In 2024/25 this school was 31 percentage points below the Newark and Sherwood average (62%).

Year 6 SATs: joint 29th of 31 junior and primary schools in the area

#28Holy Trinity Catholic Voluntary Academy33%
=29Christ Church C of E Primary School31%
=29Samuel Barlow Primary Academy31%
#31Mount CofE Primary School24%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1Lowdham CofE Primary School79%
#2Halam Church of England Primary School77%
=3The Python Hill Academy75%
=3The Sir Donald Bailey Academy75%
=5Gunthorpe CofE Primary School71%
=5King Edwin Primary and Nursery School71%
=5The Forest View Academy71%
=8John Blow Primary School70%
=8St Peter's Crosskeys CofE Academy70%
=8The Parkgate Academy70%
#11Bleasby Church of England Primary School68%
=12Blidworth Oaks Primary School67%
=12Farnsfield St Michael's Church of England Primary School67%
=12Queen Eleanor Primary School67%
=12St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Edwinstowe67%
=12Winthorpe Primary School67%
=17Chuter Ede Primary School64%
=17Sutton-On-Trent Primary and Nursery School64%
=19Bishop Alexander L.E.A.D. Academy63%
=19Newlands Junior School63%
=21All Saints Anglican/Methodist Primary School62%
=21Barnby Road Academy Primary and Nursery school62%
#23Bilsthorpe Flying High Academy59%
#24Walesby CofE Primary School58%
#25St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery School50%
#26John Hunt Academy45%
#27The King's Church of England Primary Academy42%
#28Holy Trinity Catholic Voluntary Academy33%
=29Christ Church C of E Primary School31%
=29Samuel Barlow Primary Academy31%
#31Mount CofE Primary School24%

View full Ofsted inspection report

Financials

Spending per pupil: £6,678 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

21st of 35 primary schools in Newark and Sherwood for spending per pupil

#19Holy Trinity Catholic Voluntary Academy£6,777
#20St Peter's Crosskeys CofE Academy£6,754
#21Samuel Barlow Primary Academy£6,678
#22Barnby Road Academy Primary and Nursery school£6,637
#23King Edwin Primary and Nursery School£6,389

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Caunton Dean Hole CofE Primary School£17,012
#2North Clifton Primary School£14,622
#3Queen Eleanor Primary School£8,364
#4Walesby CofE Primary School£8,353
#5Halam Church of England Primary School£8,000
#6Bishop Alexander L.E.A.D. Academy£7,963
#7Gunthorpe CofE Primary School£7,945
#8All Saints Anglican/Methodist Primary School£7,771
#9The Parkgate Academy£7,698
#10Mount CofE Primary School£7,658
#11The King's Church of England Primary Academy£7,548
#12Christ Church C of E Primary School£7,180
#13Bilsthorpe Flying High Academy£7,176
#14Winthorpe Primary School£7,148
#15The Sir Donald Bailey Academy£6,999
#16Blidworth Oaks Primary School£6,985
#17St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery School£6,965
#18Sutton-On-Trent Primary and Nursery School£6,942
#19Holy Trinity Catholic Voluntary Academy£6,777
#20St Peter's Crosskeys CofE Academy£6,754
#21Samuel Barlow Primary Academy£6,678
#22Barnby Road Academy Primary and Nursery school£6,637
#23King Edwin Primary and Nursery School£6,389
#24St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Edwinstowe£6,387
#25John Blow Primary School£6,277
#26Farnsfield St Michael's Church of England Primary School£6,228
#27Bleasby Church of England Primary School£6,206
#28John Hunt Academy£6,164
#29Lowdham CofE Primary School£6,133
#30The Python Hill Academy£6,124
#31Chuter Ede Primary School£6,066
#32Newark Flying High Academy£5,258
#33Coddington CofE Primary and Nursery School£3,142
#34Lake View Primary and Nursery School£2,372
#35Kirklington Primary School£1,391

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