The Park Infant & Nursery School
Orchard Close, Park Road, Mansfield, NG20 8JX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Nadeem Shah
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Federation
- The Park Schools Federation
- Constituency
- Bolsover
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 250
- Pupils on roll
- 227
- URN
- 112672
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01623742663
About this school
The Park Infant & Nursery School is a community primary school in Mansfield. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 227 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How The Park Infant & Nursery School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 215 |
| 2023/24 | 218 |
| 2024/25 | 215 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Park Infant & Nursery School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.4% | 32.2% | 227 | — |
| The Park Junior School | 66% | 5.7% | 35.8% | 262 | 0.0 miles |
| Brookfield Primary School | 19% | 7.5% | 65.1% | 143 | 0.4 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | 76% | 4.4% | 22.8% | 248 | 0.5 miles |
| Langwith Bassett Primary Academy | 44% | 6.4% | 42.9% | 100 | 0.7 miles |
| Model Village Primary School | 53% | 4% | 48.8% | 230 | 0.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 32.2%
- English as an additional language
- 16.3%
- Overall absence
- 6.42%
- Persistent absence
- 13.33%
Location
Nearby schools
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The Park Junior School0.0 miles
Primary · Mansfield
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Brookfield Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Mansfield
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Mansfield
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Langwith Bassett Primary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Mansfield
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Model Village Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Mansfield
Other schools in Mansfield
- Abbey Primary School Primary
- Anthony Bek Community Primary School Primary
- Asquith Primary School Primary
- Berry Hill Primary School Primary
- Birklands Primary School Primary
- Blidworth Oaks Primary School Primary
- Brookfield Primary School Primary
- Church Vale Primary School and Foundation Unit Primary
- Crescent Primary School Primary
- Cuckney CofE Primary School Primary
- Eastlands Junior School (Welbeck Federation of Schools) Primary
- Farmilo Primary School and Nursery Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does The Park Infant & Nursery School teach?
- The Park Infant & Nursery School teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in Mansfield.
- Who is the headteacher of The Park Infant & Nursery School?
- The headteacher of The Park Infant & Nursery School is Mr Nadeem Shah, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Park Infant & Nursery School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Park Infant & Nursery School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is The Park Infant & Nursery School?
- The Park Infant & Nursery School has 227 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is The Park Infant & Nursery School full?
- The Park Infant & Nursery School has capacity for 250 pupils and 227 on roll (91%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is The Park Infant & Nursery School a faith school?
- No. The Park Infant & Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does The Park Infant & Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records The Park Infant & Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs The Park Infant & Nursery School?
- The Park Infant & Nursery School is part of the The Park Schools Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is The Park Infant & Nursery School's absence rate?
- The Park Infant & Nursery School's overall absence rate is 6.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- Does The Park Infant & Nursery School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for The Park Infant & Nursery School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.