John Blow Primary School

Community school · Primary school · Newark, Nottinghamshire
NG23 7PT
Composite score
58.3

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). 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 further down the page.

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#4,448
National rank
#323
In East Midlands
#67
In Nottinghamshire
Top 30%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
70%
% achieving higher RWM
11%
Reading average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
Maths progress

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

School profile

Pupils on roll 186 % FSM ever-6 12.9% % EAL 1.1% Age range 4–11 Gender Mixed

Location

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