Northfield Primary and Nursery School
Cox's Lane, Mansfield Woodhouse, Mansfield, NG19 8PG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Julian Fieldwick
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Mansfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 450
- Pupils on roll
- 367
- URN
- 132770
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01623625589
About this school
Northfield Primary and Nursery School is a community primary school in Mansfield. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 367 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Northfield Primary and 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 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- 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 | 60 | 58 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 42% | 62% | 71% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 2% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 53% | 76% | 78% |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% | 78% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 58% | 60% | 76% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 103.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.10 | - | - |
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 Northfield 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 | 42% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 62% | 59.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 71% | 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 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 426 |
| 2023/24 | 421 |
| 2024/25 | 390 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Northfield Primary and Nursery School compares
Northfield Primary and Nursery School ranked 81st of 226 primary schools in Nottinghamshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 71% | 5.2% | 33.4% | 367 | — |
| The Bramble Academy | 40% | 6.6% | 48.5% | 151 | 0.6 miles |
| Leas Park Junior School | 36% | 4.9% | 24.3% | 269 | 0.6 miles |
| Nettleworth Infant and Nursery School | — | 6.1% | 15.3% | 224 | 0.6 miles |
| St Edmund's CofE (C) Primary & Nursery School | 66% | 5% | 25.1% | 238 | 0.9 miles |
| Peafield Lane Academy | 76% | 5.7% | 24.3% | 299 | 1.3 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)
- 33.43%
- English as an additional language
- 11.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.19%
- Persistent absence
- 14.84%
Location
Nearby schools
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The Bramble Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Mansfield
-
Leas Park Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Mansfield
-
Nettleworth Infant and Nursery School0.6 miles
Primary · Mansfield
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St Edmund's CofE (C) Primary & Nursery School0.9 miles
Primary · Mansfield Woodhouse
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Peafield Lane Academy1.3 miles
Primary · Mansfield
Other schools in Mansfield
Northfield Primary and Nursery School ranks 13th 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
- Eastlands Junior School (Welbeck Federation of Schools) Primary
- Farmilo Primary School and Nursery Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Northfield Primary and Nursery School teach?
- Northfield Primary and Nursery School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Mansfield.
- Who is the headteacher of Northfield Primary and Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Northfield Primary and Nursery School is Mr Julian Fieldwick, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Northfield Primary and Nursery School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Northfield Primary and 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 Northfield Primary and Nursery School?
- Northfield Primary and Nursery School has 367 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Northfield Primary and Nursery School full?
- Northfield Primary and Nursery School has capacity for 450 pupils and 367 on roll (82%), 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 Northfield Primary and Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Northfield Primary and Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Northfield Primary and Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Northfield Primary and Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- How have Northfield Primary and Nursery School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 42% in 2022/23 and 71% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Northfield Primary and Nursery School compare with other schools in Nottinghamshire?
- Northfield Primary and Nursery School ranked 81st of 226 primary schools in Nottinghamshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Northfield Primary and Nursery School's absence rate?
- Northfield Primary and Nursery School's overall absence rate is 5.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Northfield Primary and Nursery School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Northfield 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 30 June 2026.