St Edmund's CofE (C) Primary & Nursery School
Church Hill Avenue, Mansfield Woodhouse, Mansfield Woodhouse, NG19 9JU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mr Anthony Bandy-Webb
- Diocese
- Diocese of Southwell
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Mansfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 218
- Pupils on roll
- 238
- URN
- 122741
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01623646624
About this school
St Edmund's CofE (C) Primary & Nursery School is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Mansfield Woodhouse. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 238 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Edmund's CofE (C) Primary & Nursery School, 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 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
- Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Needs attention
- 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 | 32 | 33 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 56% | 70% | 66% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 69% | 85% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 82% | 79% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 72% | 67% | 86% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.60 | - | - |
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 St Edmund's CofE (C) Primary & 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 | 56% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 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 | 6.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 249 |
| 2023/24 | 238 |
| 2024/25 | 241 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Edmund's CofE (C) Primary & Nursery School compares
St Edmund's CofE (C) Primary & Nursery School ranked 123rd of 226 primary schools in Nottinghamshire 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 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 66% | 5% | 25.1% | 238 | — |
| Nettleworth Infant and Nursery School | — | 6.1% | 15.3% | 224 | 0.4 miles |
| Leas Park Junior School | 36% | 4.9% | 24.3% | 269 | 0.5 miles |
| The Bramble Academy | 40% | 6.6% | 48.5% | 151 | 0.5 miles |
| Peafield Lane Academy | 76% | 5.7% | 24.3% | 299 | 0.8 miles |
| Northfield Primary and Nursery School | 71% | 5.2% | 33.4% | 367 | 0.9 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)
- 25.12%
- English as an additional language
- 11.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.01%
- Persistent absence
- 15.79%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Nettleworth Infant and Nursery School0.4 miles
Primary · Mansfield
-
Leas Park Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Mansfield
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The Bramble Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Mansfield
-
Peafield Lane Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Mansfield
-
Northfield Primary and Nursery School0.9 miles
Primary · Mansfield
Common questions
- What ages does St Edmund's CofE (C) Primary & Nursery School teach?
- St Edmund's CofE (C) Primary & Nursery School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Mansfield Woodhouse.
- Who is the headteacher of St Edmund's CofE (C) Primary & Nursery School?
- The headteacher of St Edmund's CofE (C) Primary & Nursery School is Mr Anthony Bandy-Webb, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Edmund's CofE (C) Primary & Nursery School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Edmund's CofE (C) Primary & Nursery 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 St Edmund's CofE (C) Primary & Nursery School?
- St Edmund's CofE (C) Primary & Nursery School has 238 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is St Edmund's CofE (C) Primary & Nursery School full?
- St Edmund's CofE (C) Primary & Nursery School has capacity for 218 pupils and 238 on roll (109%), so it is at or above 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 St Edmund's CofE (C) Primary & Nursery School a faith school?
- Yes. St Edmund's CofE (C) Primary & Nursery School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Southwell.
- Does St Edmund's CofE (C) Primary & Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Edmund's CofE (C) Primary & Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- How have St Edmund's CofE (C) Primary & Nursery School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 56% 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 St Edmund's CofE (C) Primary & Nursery School compare with other schools in Nottinghamshire?
- St Edmund's CofE (C) Primary & Nursery School ranked 123rd of 226 primary schools in Nottinghamshire 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 59% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Edmund's CofE (C) Primary & Nursery School's absence rate?
- St Edmund's CofE (C) Primary & Nursery School's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Edmund's CofE (C) Primary & Nursery School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Edmund's CofE (C) Primary & 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 30 June 2026.