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John Blow Primary School

Primary

Newark and Sherwood · Newark · NG23 7PT https://www.johnblowprimaryschool.co.uk/

Pupils
186
cap. 210
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
70%
RWM expected · 2024/25
11%
RWM higher · 2024/25
186
Pupils · 2024/25
1%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
70%
RWM expected · 2024/25
11%
RWM higher · 2024/25
186
Pupils · 2024/25
1%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 29/03/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityNottinghamshire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio24.6:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of John Blow Primary School · Primary · Nottinghamshire

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
70%
-30pp
100%85%70%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 70%
RWM higher standard
11%
-10pp
21%14%7%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 11%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
74%
Reading higher standard
19%
Writing expected standard
78%
Writing higher standard
30%
Maths expected standard
78%
Maths higher standard
22%
Science expected standard
85%
SPAG expected standard
81%
SPAG higher standard
30%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
GPS scaled score
108.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
186
Pupil : teacher ratio
24.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
1%
FSM eligible
13%
SEN
8%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
6%

Contact

Address
Snowdon Road, Collingham, Newark, NG23 7PT
Local authority
Nottinghamshire
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2570%11%74%19%78%30%78%22%85%81%106.0106.0108.08%186
2023/24100%21%100%29%100%36%100%43%100%93%108.0108.0108.09%170
2022/2383%7%90%30%93%13%90%20%97%93%107.0105.0106.0+2.60+3.10+1.508%178
2018/1981%12%81%15%92%31%92%31%92%81%103.0105.0107.0-0.50+2.60+1.202%185
2017/1887%16%87%32%97%35%97%35%84%90%108.0108.0110.0+0.90+2.20+2.603%182
2016/17100%36%100%57%100%43%100%64%100%100%110.0111.0111.0+3.40+3.70+5.303%183

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2518623.38%1%13%5%6%
2023/2417021.39%1%15%4%7%
2022/2317820.28%1%11%5%10%
2021/2218120.12%2%8%5%9%
2020/2118222.83%2%8%
2018/1918520.62%3%4%3%5%
2017/1818220.63%3%4%4%5%
2016/1718321.83%3%4%3%6%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.