John Blow Primary School

John Blow Primary School at a glance

Located in Newark, Nottinghamshire, John Blow Primary School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a community school. The school educates roughly 186 pupils aged 4 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection. 70% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 30.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 30% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 106 in reading and 106 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 11% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made John Blow Primary School their first choice was offered one of its 22 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 4.3%. There are about 23.3 pupils per teacher. Given the recent dip in results, it may be worth asking the school what is behind the change and what is being done in response. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.