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Barnby Road Academy Primary and Nursery school

Primary school in Newark, Nottinghamshire. Good (Nov 2023).

Latest graded inspection

Inspected 7 November 2023, report published 21 December 2023, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.

Good overall. The school was doing well. The most common grade under the previous system. 76% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Good.

Grades for each area
AreaGrade
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsOutstanding
Safeguarding effectiveYes

These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.

Next inspection: around November 2027

The last inspection was in November 2023. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.

An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2029 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.

Nearby primary schools

  1. 0.7 milesMount CofE Primary School

    Primary, Newark, Nottinghamshire

    No overall grade. Quality of education requires improvement (Apr 2025)

  2. 0.7 milesThe King's Church of England Primary Academy

    Primary, Newark, Nottinghamshire

    Good (Oct 2023)

  3. 0.7 milesNewark Flying High Academy

    Primary, Newark, Nottinghamshire

    Requires improvement (Apr 2023)

  4. 0.9 milesChrist Church C of E Primary School

    Primary, Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire

    Good (Sep 2022)

  5. 0.9 milesHoly Trinity Catholic Voluntary Academy

    Primary, Newark, Nottinghamshire

    Good (Mar 2024)

Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.