Academy sponsor led · Nottinghamshire

Samuel Barlow Primary Academy

3–11Ages
261Pupils
PrimaryPhase
144611URN

Church Road, Clipstone, Mansfield, NG21 9DF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected May 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

0.9 below Nottinghamshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Nottinghamshire

59 applications for 36 places · 194th of 211 in Nottinghamshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

31%met the expected standard

Nottinghamshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 6 May 2026Published 6 July 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
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
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

6 May 2026
Report card · 5 Expected standard, 2 Needs attention
18 January 2022
Graded inspection: Good

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About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.6applications per place, Reception

0.9 below Nottinghamshire median (2.5) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

59 applications · 36 places offered · 36 named it first

2026 1.6; Nottinghamshire median median 2.5
2025 1.7; Nottinghamshire median median 2.4
2024 1.5; Nottinghamshire median median 2.4
2023 1.7; Nottinghamshire median median 2.4
2022 1.7; Nottinghamshire median median 2.4
2021 1.2; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3
2020 1.4; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3
2019 1.1; Nottinghamshire median median 2.2
2018 1.3; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3
2017 1.4; Nottinghamshire median median 2.2; as the previous school
2016 1.7; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3; as the previous school
2015 1.2; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3; as the previous school
2014 1.0; Nottinghamshire median median 2.2; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Nottinghamshire median in 0 of 9 years.

This school
Nottinghamshire median

Dashed bars: as Samuel Barlow Primary and Nursery Academy (URN 122630), the previous school.

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	36	59	1.6	36	1.00
Sep 2025	31	52	1.7	29	0.94
Sep 2024	31	46	1.5	23	0.74
Sep 2023	37	62	1.7	34	0.92
Sep 2022	28	47	1.7	27	0.96
Sep 2021	40	49	1.2	30	0.75
Sep 2020	40	54	1.4	35	0.88
Sep 2019	38	41	1.1	28	0.74
Sep 2018	37	47	1.3	30	0.81
Sep 2017 *	27	38	1.4	26	0.96
Sep 2016 *	26	44	1.7	24	0.92
Sep 2015 *	37	45	1.2	31	0.84
Sep 2014 *	34	34	1.0	25	0.74

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 41% · Writing 44% · Maths 38% → all three 31% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard31%214th of 223 in Nottinghamshire

Nottinghamshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard41%

Nottinghamshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard16%

Nottinghamshire 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 100 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard44%

Nottinghamshire 76% England 75%

Greater depth3%

Nottinghamshire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard38%

Nottinghamshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard13%

Nottinghamshire 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Nottinghamshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	31%	3%	100	101
2023/24	32%	4%	99	100
2022/23	41%	0%	101	101

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Samuel Barlow Primary AcademyThis school
This school

2026

1.6applications per place 31%met the SATs standard
Newlands Junior School
1.0 km · Nottinghamshire

2026

63%met the SATs standard
John T Rice Infant and Nursery School
1.0 km · Nottinghamshire

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place
Holly Primary School
2.9 km · Nottinghamshire

Remains Good2023

3.9applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Forest Town Primary School
3.2 km · Nottinghamshire

Requires improvement2022

4.6applications per place
Oak Tree Primary School
3.4 km · Nottinghamshire

Good2023

1.5applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Peafield Lane Academy
3.5 km · Nottinghamshire

Remains Good2022

3.0applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Heatherley Primary School
3.8 km · Nottinghamshire

Remains Good2023

3.4applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Abbey Primary School
3.8 km · Nottinghamshire

Improved significantly2025

3.3applications per place 72%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 144611 · 891/2030
Trust: Diverse Academies Trust
Capacity: 354 pupils · 261 on roll
Free school meals: 36.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2017
Replaced: Samuel Barlow Primary and Nursery Academy (URN 122630)
Address: Church Road, Clipstone, Mansfield, NG21 9DF
Local authority: Nottinghamshire · Newark and Sherwood

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources