Brierley Forest Primary and Nursery School
Westbourne View, Sutton-in-Ashfield, NG17 2HT
258 pupils · 61% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- TRANSFORM TRUST
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Free school meals
- 50%
Ofsted
Needs attention (2025) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| 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 |
Inspected 2 December 2025, published 9 February 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 20% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.93 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 30 | 28 | 54 | 29 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 19 | 19 | 52 | 19 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 22 | 21 | 48 | 22 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 18 | 17 | 37 | 18 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St Mary Magdalene CofE Primary School 0.6 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Priestsic Primary and Nursery School 0.9 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Croft Primary School 1.2 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Forest Glade Primary School 1.4 km · Improved significantly (2025)
- Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School 1.5 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Healdswood Infants' and Nursery School 1.6 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.