Lake View Primary and Nursery School
Rainworth Water Road, Rainworth, Mansfield, NG21 0DU
This school is closed (it closed in April 2025).
It was replaced by Lake View Primary and Nursery School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Shaun Walker
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Sherwood Forest
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 220
- URN
- 122674
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
About this school
Lake View Primary and Nursery School was a community primary school in Mansfield. It taught children aged 3 to 11 and had 220 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Lake View Primary and Nursery School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 29 | 22 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 59% | 64% | 66% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 0% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 77% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 79% | 82% | 79% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 76% | 68% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -4.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.10 | - | - |
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 Lake View Primary and 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 | Nottinghamshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 59% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 64% | 59.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 66% | 61.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 204 |
| 2023/24 | 209 |
| 2024/25 | 220 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lake View Primary and Nursery School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 66% | 4.2% | 33% | 220 | — |
| Lake View Primary and Nursery School | — | — | — | 215 | 0.0 miles |
| The Python Hill Academy | 75% | 4.8% | 31.3% | 307 | 0.6 miles |
| Heathlands Primary School | 72% | 4.1% | 24.1% | 183 | 0.8 miles |
| Blidworth Oaks Primary School | 67% | 4.1% | 31.4% | 366 | 1.0 miles |
| St Peter's CofE Primary Academy, Mansfield | 55% | 5.6% | 47.2% | 180 | 1.8 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)
- 32.98%
- English as an additional language
- 13.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.16%
- Persistent absence
- 9.04%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Lake View Primary and Nursery School0.0 miles
Primary · Mansfield
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The Python Hill Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Mansfield
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Heathlands Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Mansfield
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Blidworth Oaks Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Mansfield
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St Peter's CofE Primary Academy, Mansfield1.8 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 ages does Lake View Primary and Nursery School teach?
- Lake View Primary and Nursery School taught children aged 3 to 11. It was a primary school in Mansfield.
- Has Lake View Primary and Nursery School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Lake View Primary and Nursery School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Lake View Primary and Nursery School?
- Lake View Primary and Nursery School had 220 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- How have Lake View Primary and Nursery School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 59% 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.
- What are Lake View Primary and Nursery School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lake View Primary and Nursery 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 8 July 2025.