Church Vale Primary School and Foundation Unit
Laurel Avenue, Church Warsop, Mansfield, NG20 0TE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jo Yardley
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Mansfield
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 236
- Pupils on roll
- 219
- URN
- 122731
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01623842250
About this school
Church Vale Primary School and Foundation Unit is a community primary school in Mansfield. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 219 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 16 November 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 28 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 37% | 36% | 69% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 4% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 60% | 61% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 50% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 60% | 43% | 66% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 102.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 101.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.40 | - | - |
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 Church Vale Primary School and Foundation Unit 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 | 37% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 36% | 59.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 69% | 61.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 222 |
| 2023/24 | 225 |
| 2024/25 | 220 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Church Vale Primary School and Foundation Unit compares
Church Vale Primary School and Foundation Unit ranked 95th of 226 primary schools in Nottinghamshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% 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 | 69% | 5.6% | 41.7% | 219 | — |
| Hetts Lane Infant and Nursery School | — | 8% | 30.8% | 135 | 0.7 miles |
| Birklands Primary School | 73% | 5.7% | 33.2% | 331 | 0.8 miles |
| Sherwood Junior School | 27% | 7.2% | 45.5% | 229 | 1.1 miles |
| Netherfield Infant School (Welbeck Federation of Schools) | — | 6% | 47.7% | 88 | 1.2 miles |
| Cuckney CofE Primary School | 63% | 5.8% | 7.2% | 121 | 1.2 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)
- 41.71%
- English as an additional language
- 3.6%
- Overall absence
- 5.61%
- Persistent absence
- 15.43%
Location
Nearby schools
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Hetts Lane Infant and Nursery School0.7 miles
Primary · Mansfield
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Birklands Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Mansfield
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Sherwood Junior School1.1 miles
Primary · Mansfield
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Netherfield Infant School (Welbeck Federation of Schools)1.2 miles
Primary · Mansfield
-
Cuckney CofE Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Mansfield
Other schools in Mansfield
Church Vale Primary School and Foundation Unit ranks 15th 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
- Crescent Primary School Primary
- Cuckney CofE Primary School Primary
- Eastlands Junior School (Welbeck Federation of Schools) Primary
- Farmilo Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Forest Town Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Church Vale Primary School and Foundation Unit teach?
- Church Vale Primary School and Foundation Unit teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Mansfield.
- Who is the headteacher of Church Vale Primary School and Foundation Unit?
- The headteacher of Church Vale Primary School and Foundation Unit is Mrs Jo Yardley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Church Vale Primary School and Foundation Unit last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Church Vale Primary School and Foundation Unit, 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 Church Vale Primary School and Foundation Unit?
- Church Vale Primary School and Foundation Unit has 219 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Church Vale Primary School and Foundation Unit full?
- Church Vale Primary School and Foundation Unit has capacity for 236 pupils and 219 on roll (93%), 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 Church Vale Primary School and Foundation Unit a faith school?
- No. Church Vale Primary School and Foundation Unit has no designated religious character.
- Does Church Vale Primary School and Foundation Unit have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Church Vale Primary School and Foundation Unit as having nursery classes.
- How have Church Vale Primary School and Foundation Unit's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 37% in 2022/23 and 69% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Church Vale Primary School and Foundation Unit rank locally?
- Church Vale Primary School and Foundation Unit ranked 95th of 226 primary schools in Nottinghamshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% 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 Church Vale Primary School and Foundation Unit's absence rate?
- Church Vale Primary School and Foundation Unit's overall absence rate is 5.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Church Vale Primary School and Foundation Unit's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Church Vale Primary School and Foundation Unit'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.