Newlands Junior School
Braemar Road, Forest Town, Mansfield, NG19 0LN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Head Teacher
- Mrs Alison Castledine
- Constituency
- Sherwood Forest
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 230
- URN
- 122453
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01623480440
About this school
Newlands Junior School is a community primary school in Mansfield. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 230 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Newlands 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 55 | 60 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 82% | 82% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 3% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 85% | 87% | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 85% | 87% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 87% | 82% | 69% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 107.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 107.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +4.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.60 | - | - |
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 Newlands 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 | Nottinghamshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 82% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 82% | 59.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 61.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 228 |
| 2023/24 | 239 |
| 2024/25 | 234 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Newlands Junior School compares
Newlands Junior School ranked 141st of 226 primary schools in Nottinghamshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 4.5% | 47.9% | 230 | — |
| John T Rice Infant and Nursery School | — | 4.8% | 28.9% | 188 | 0.2 miles |
| Samuel Barlow Primary Academy | 31% | 7.2% | 39.4% | 261 | 0.6 miles |
| Holly Primary School | 70% | 4.6% | 10.8% | 298 | 1.2 miles |
| Forest Town Primary School | — | 5.8% | 39.8% | 263 | 1.4 miles |
| Peafield Lane Academy | 76% | 5.7% | 24.3% | 299 | 1.5 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 47.86%
- English as an additional language
- 6.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.51%
- Persistent absence
- 9.7%
Location
Nearby schools
-
John T Rice Infant and Nursery School0.2 miles
Primary · Mansfield
-
Samuel Barlow Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Mansfield
-
Holly Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Mansfield
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Forest Town Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Mansfield
-
Peafield Lane Academy1.5 miles
Primary · Mansfield
Other schools in Mansfield
Newlands Junior School ranks 21st 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 Newlands Junior School teach?
- Newlands Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Mansfield.
- Who is the head teacher of Newlands Junior School?
- The head teacher of Newlands Junior School is Mrs Alison Castledine, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Newlands Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Newlands 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 Newlands Junior School?
- Newlands Junior School has 230 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Newlands Junior School full?
- Newlands Junior School has capacity for 240 pupils and 230 on roll (96%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Newlands Junior School a faith school?
- No. Newlands Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Newlands Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Newlands Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Newlands Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 82% in 2022/23 and 63% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Newlands Junior School compare with other schools in Nottinghamshire?
- Newlands Junior School ranked 141st of 226 primary schools in Nottinghamshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Newlands Junior School's absence rate?
- Newlands Junior School's overall absence rate is 4.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Newlands Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Newlands 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 15 July 2026.