Eastlands Junior School (Welbeck Federation of Schools)
Netherfield Lane, Meden Vale, Mansfield, NG20 9PA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Executive Headteacher
- Mrs Julie Rischer
- Constituency
- Mansfield
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 160
- Pupils on roll
- 100
- URN
- 122497
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01623842257
About this school
Eastlands Junior School (Welbeck Federation of Schools) is a community primary school in Mansfield. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 100 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Eastlands Junior School (Welbeck Federation of Schools), and its latest judgement is set out 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- 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 | 24 | 28 | 21 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 39% | 38% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 58% | 57% | 57% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 57% | 76% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 54% | 71% | 76% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 100.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 101.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.90 | - | - |
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 Eastlands Junior School (Welbeck Federation of Schools) 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 | 50% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 39% | 59.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 38% | 61.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 106 |
| 2023/24 | 117 |
| 2024/25 | 107 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Eastlands Junior School (Welbeck Federation of Schools) compares
Eastlands Junior School (Welbeck Federation of Schools) ranked 209th of 226 primary schools in Nottinghamshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 10% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 38% | 5.5% | 57.9% | 100 | — |
| Netherfield Infant School (Welbeck Federation of Schools) | — | 6% | 47.7% | 88 | 0.1 miles |
| Hetts Lane Infant and Nursery School | — | 8% | 30.8% | 135 | 1.2 miles |
| Church Vale Primary School and Foundation Unit | 69% | 5.6% | 41.7% | 219 | 1.2 miles |
| Birklands Primary School | 73% | 5.7% | 33.2% | 331 | 1.3 miles |
| Sherwood Junior School | 27% | 7.2% | 45.5% | 229 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 57.94%
- English as an additional language
- 4.7%
- Overall absence
- 5.51%
- Persistent absence
- 9.65%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Netherfield Infant School (Welbeck Federation of Schools)0.1 miles
Primary · Mansfield
-
Hetts Lane Infant and Nursery School1.2 miles
Primary · Mansfield
-
Church Vale Primary School and Foundation Unit1.2 miles
Primary · Mansfield
-
Birklands Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Mansfield
-
Sherwood Junior School1.5 miles
Primary · Mansfield
Other schools in Mansfield
Eastlands Junior School (Welbeck Federation of Schools) ranks 37th 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
- Farmilo Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Forest Town Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Eastlands Junior School (Welbeck Federation of Schools) teach?
- Eastlands Junior School (Welbeck Federation of Schools) teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Mansfield.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Eastlands Junior School (Welbeck Federation of Schools)?
- The executive headteacher of Eastlands Junior School (Welbeck Federation of Schools) is Mrs Julie Rischer, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Eastlands Junior School (Welbeck Federation of Schools) been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Eastlands Junior School (Welbeck Federation of Schools), 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 Eastlands Junior School (Welbeck Federation of Schools)?
- Eastlands Junior School (Welbeck Federation of Schools) has 100 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Eastlands Junior School (Welbeck Federation of Schools) full?
- Eastlands Junior School (Welbeck Federation of Schools) has capacity for 160 pupils and 100 on roll (63%), 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 Eastlands Junior School (Welbeck Federation of Schools) a faith school?
- No. Eastlands Junior School (Welbeck Federation of Schools) has no designated religious character.
- Does Eastlands Junior School (Welbeck Federation of Schools) have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Eastlands Junior School (Welbeck Federation of Schools) as having no nursery classes.
- How have Eastlands Junior School (Welbeck Federation of Schools)'s results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 50% in 2022/23 and 38% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Eastlands Junior School (Welbeck Federation of Schools) compare with other schools in Nottinghamshire?
- Eastlands Junior School (Welbeck Federation of Schools) ranked 209th of 226 primary schools in Nottinghamshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 10% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Eastlands Junior School (Welbeck Federation of Schools)'s absence rate?
- Eastlands Junior School (Welbeck Federation of Schools)'s overall absence rate is 5.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Eastlands Junior School (Welbeck Federation of Schools)'s exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Eastlands Junior School (Welbeck Federation of Schools)'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 30 June 2026.