Brierley Forest Primary and Nursery School
Academy sponsor led in Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy sponsor led |
| Age range | 3 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 258 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 420 |
| Free school meals | 50.00% |
| Trust or sponsor | TRANSFORM TRUST |
| Local authority | Nottinghamshire |
| Address | Westbourne View, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, NG17 2HT |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | https://www.brierleyforestprimary.co.uk |
| Telephone | 01623553189 |
| URN | 149209 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 2 December 2025, published 9 February 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Needs attention |
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Urgent improvement |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
Category of concern: Requires significant improvement.
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 2 November 2021, published 23 January 2022:
| Overall effectiveness | Inadequate |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Inadequate |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Inadequate |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Inadequate |
| Early years provision | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding effective | No |
This graded inspection was of the predecessor school (Brierley Forest Primary and Nursery School, URN 137810).
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- St Mary Magdalene CofE Primary School (primary school, about 0.6 km)
- Priestsic Primary and Nursery School (primary school, about 0.9 km)
- Croft Primary School (primary school, about 1.2 km)
- Forest Glade Primary School (primary school, about 1.4 km)
- Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School (primary school, about 1.5 km)
- Healdswood Infants' and Nursery School (primary school, about 1.6 km)
- St Andrew's CofE Primary and Nursery School (primary school, about 1.8 km)
- Dalestorth Primary and Nursery School (primary school, about 1.8 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.