Asquith Primary School
Asquith Street, Mansfield, NG18 3DG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Susan Graham
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Mansfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 298
- URN
- 132250
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01623454969
About this school
Asquith Primary School is a community primary school in Mansfield. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 298 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Asquith Primary 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
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Needs attention
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
- Early years
- 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 | 45 | 39 | 43 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 44% | 59% | 44% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 3% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 56% | 74% | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 60% | 74% | 60% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 49% | 67% | 53% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 104.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 102.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.80 | - | - |
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 Asquith Primary 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 | 44% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 59% | 59.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 44% | 61.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 326 |
| 2023/24 | 326 |
| 2024/25 | 302 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Asquith Primary School compares
Asquith Primary School ranked 198th of 226 primary schools in Nottinghamshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 15% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 44% | 8.8% | 47.5% | 298 | — |
| Mansfield Primary Academy | 60% | 6.6% | 63% | 226 | 0.5 miles |
| Abbey Primary School | 72% | 3.4% | 19.1% | 459 | 0.5 miles |
| King Edward Primary School & Nursery | 45% | 6.1% | 33.1% | 423 | 0.7 miles |
| Wynndale Primary School | 87% | 4% | 13.3% | 231 | 0.7 miles |
| Heatherley Primary School | 75% | 3.8% | 17.1% | 326 | 0.7 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
-
Graded inspection report10 March 2026
- 7 March 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 47.45%
- English as an additional language
- 35.1%
- Overall absence
- 8.75%
- Persistent absence
- 27.31%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Mansfield Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Mansfield
-
Abbey Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Mansfield
-
King Edward Primary School & Nursery0.7 miles
Primary · Mansfield
-
Wynndale Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Mansfield
-
Heatherley Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Mansfield
Other schools in Mansfield
Asquith Primary School ranks 34th of the 41 ranked primary schools in Mansfield.
- Abbey Primary School Primary
- Anthony Bek Community 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
- Forest Town Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Asquith Primary School teach?
- Asquith Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Mansfield.
- Who is the headteacher of Asquith Primary School?
- The headteacher of Asquith Primary School is Mrs Susan Graham, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Asquith Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Asquith Primary 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 Asquith Primary School?
- Asquith Primary School has 298 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Asquith Primary School full?
- Asquith Primary School has capacity for 315 pupils and 298 on roll (95%), 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 Asquith Primary School a faith school?
- No. Asquith Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Asquith Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Asquith Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Asquith Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 44% in 2022/23 and 44% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Asquith Primary School compare with other schools in Nottinghamshire?
- Asquith Primary School ranked 198th of 226 primary schools in Nottinghamshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 15% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Asquith Primary School's absence rate?
- Asquith Primary School's overall absence rate is 8.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Asquith Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Asquith Primary 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.