Brierley Forest Primary and Nursery School
Westbourne View, Sutton-in-Ashfield, NG17 2HT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- TRANSFORM TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Sarah Griffith
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Transform Trust
- Constituency
- Ashfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 258
- URN
- 149209
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01623553189
About this school
Brierley Forest Primary and Nursery School is a primary academy in Sutton-in-Ashfield. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 258 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Urgent improvement
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Ofsted placed the school in a category of concern: requires significant improvement.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 51 | 50 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 24% | 20% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 33% | 44% |
| Expected standard in maths | 45% | 38% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 35% | 38% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 98.0 | 99.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 98.0 | 97.0 |
Trends over time
How Brierley Forest Primary and Nursery School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Nottinghamshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 24% | 59.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 20% | 61.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 323 |
| 2023/24 | 291 |
| 2024/25 | 279 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Brierley Forest Primary and Nursery School compares
Brierley Forest Primary and Nursery School ranked 224th of 226 primary schools in Nottinghamshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 5% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 23% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 20% | 7.2% | 46.2% | 258 | — |
| St Mary Magdalene CofE Primary School | 47% | 5.7% | 19.8% | 205 | 0.4 miles |
| Priestsic Primary and Nursery School | 42% | 6.1% | 43.5% | 425 | 0.6 miles |
| Croft Primary School | 59% | 5% | 24.6% | 364 | 0.8 miles |
| Forest Glade Primary School | 93% | 4.2% | 29.2% | 234 | 0.8 miles |
| Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School | 89% | 3.1% | 15.9% | 340 | 0.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report2 December 2025
- 2 November 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 46.18%
- English as an additional language
- 16.1%
- Overall absence
- 7.23%
- Persistent absence
- 25.09%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Mary Magdalene CofE Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Sutton-in-Ashfield
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Priestsic Primary and Nursery School0.6 miles
Primary · Sutton-in-Ashfield
-
Croft Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Sutton-in-Ashfield
-
Forest Glade Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Sutton-in-Ashfield
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Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School0.9 miles
Primary · Sutton-in-Ashfield
Other schools in Sutton-in-Ashfield
Brierley Forest Primary and Nursery School ranks 12th of the 12 ranked primary schools in Sutton-in-Ashfield.
- Croft Primary School Primary
- Dalestorth Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Forest Glade Primary School Primary
- Healdswood Infants' and Nursery School Primary
- Hillocks Primary Academy Primary
- Leamington Primary and Nursery Academy Primary
- Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Priestsic Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Skegby Junior Academy Primary
- St Andrew's CofE Primary and Nursery School Primary
- St Mary Magdalene CofE Primary School Primary
- Woodland View Primary and Nursery School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Brierley Forest Primary and Nursery School teach?
- Brierley Forest Primary and Nursery School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Sutton-in-Ashfield.
- Who is the headteacher of Brierley Forest Primary and Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Brierley Forest Primary and Nursery School is Miss Sarah Griffith, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Brierley Forest Primary and Nursery School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Brierley Forest Primary and Nursery School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Brierley Forest Primary and Nursery School?
- Brierley Forest Primary and Nursery School has 258 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Brierley Forest Primary and Nursery School full?
- Brierley Forest Primary and Nursery School has capacity for 420 pupils and 258 on roll (61%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Brierley Forest Primary and Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Brierley Forest Primary and Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Brierley Forest Primary and Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Brierley Forest Primary and Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Brierley Forest Primary and Nursery School?
- Brierley Forest Primary and Nursery School is part of TRANSFORM TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Brierley Forest Primary and Nursery School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 24% in 2023/24 and 20% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Brierley Forest Primary and Nursery School rank locally?
- Brierley Forest Primary and Nursery School ranked 224th of 226 primary schools in Nottinghamshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 5% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 23% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Brierley Forest Primary and Nursery School's absence rate?
- Brierley Forest Primary and Nursery School's overall absence rate is 7.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Brierley Forest Primary and Nursery School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Brierley Forest Primary and Nursery School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 10 July 2026.