The Park Junior School
Orchard Close, Mansfield, NG20 8JX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Nadeem Shah
- Federation
- The Park Schools Federation
- Constituency
- Bolsover
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 280
- Pupils on roll
- 262
- URN
- 112682
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01623742663
About this school
The Park Junior School is a community primary school in Mansfield. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 262 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The Park Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 69 | 62 | 65 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 46% | 52% | 66% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 2% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 62% | 60% | 68% |
| Expected standard in maths | 64% | 63% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 72% | 61% | 58% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 101.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 101.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.00 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How The Park Junior 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 | Derbyshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 46% | 58.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 52% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 66% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 274 |
| 2023/24 | 261 |
| 2024/25 | 257 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Park Junior School compares
The Park Junior School ranked 103rd of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 66% | 5.7% | 35.8% | 262 | — |
| The Park Infant & Nursery School | — | 6.4% | 32.2% | 227 | 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)
- 35.8%
- English as an additional language
- 14.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.66%
- Persistent absence
- 16.17%
Location
Nearby schools
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The Park Infant & Nursery 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
-
Model Village Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Mansfield
Other schools in Mansfield
The Park Junior School ranks 19th of the 41 ranked primary 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 ages does The Park Junior School teach?
- The Park Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Mansfield.
- Who is the headteacher of The Park Junior School?
- The headteacher of The Park Junior School is Mr Nadeem Shah, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Park Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Park Junior 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 many pupils are at The Park Junior School?
- The Park Junior School has 262 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is The Park Junior School full?
- The Park Junior School has capacity for 280 pupils and 262 on roll (94%), 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 Junior School a faith school?
- No. The Park Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does The Park Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records The Park Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Is The Park Junior School part of an academy trust?
- The Park Junior 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.
- How have The Park Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 46% in 2022/23 and 66% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Park Junior School compare with other schools in Derbyshire?
- The Park Junior School ranked 103rd of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Park Junior School's absence rate?
- The Park Junior School's overall absence rate is 5.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Park Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Park Junior School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
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.