Mansfield Primary Academy
Newgate Lane, Mansfield, NG18 2LB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- GREENWOOD ACADEMIES TRUST
- Head of School
- Mr David Jane
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Greenwood Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Mansfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 234
- Pupils on roll
- 226
- URN
- 138570
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01623624709
About this school
Mansfield Primary Academy is a primary academy in Mansfield. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 226 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. 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 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 43% | 50% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 7% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 57% | 57% | 63% |
| Expected standard in maths | 57% | 63% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 33% | 53% | 33% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 101.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -4.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.70 | - | - |
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 Mansfield Primary Academy 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 | 43% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 59.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 61.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 215 |
| 2023/24 | 225 |
| 2024/25 | 218 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Mansfield Primary Academy compares
Mansfield Primary Academy ranked 152nd of 226 primary schools in Nottinghamshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 6.6% | 63% | 226 | — |
| King Edward Primary School & Nursery | 45% | 6.1% | 33.1% | 423 | 0.4 miles |
| Asquith Primary School | 44% | 8.8% | 47.5% | 298 | 0.5 miles |
| St Philip Neri With St Bede Catholic Voluntary Academy | 58% | 4.2% | 14.3% | 471 | 0.8 miles |
| Abbey Primary School | 72% | 3.4% | 19.1% | 459 | 0.8 miles |
| Heatherley Primary School | 75% | 3.8% | 17.1% | 326 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 63%
- English as an additional language
- 20.6%
- Overall absence
- 6.63%
- Persistent absence
- 22.22%
Location
Nearby schools
-
King Edward Primary School & Nursery0.4 miles
Primary · Mansfield
-
Asquith Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Mansfield
-
St Philip Neri With St Bede Catholic Voluntary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Mansfield
-
Abbey Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Mansfield
-
Heatherley Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Mansfield
Other schools in Mansfield
Mansfield Primary Academy ranks 23rd 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 year groups does Mansfield Primary Academy teach?
- Mansfield Primary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Mansfield.
- Who is the head of school of Mansfield Primary Academy?
- The head of school of Mansfield Primary Academy is Mr David Jane, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Mansfield Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Mansfield Primary Academy, 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 Mansfield Primary Academy?
- Mansfield Primary Academy has 226 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Mansfield Primary Academy full?
- Mansfield Primary Academy has capacity for 234 pupils and 226 on roll (97%), 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 Mansfield Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Mansfield Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Mansfield Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Mansfield Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Mansfield Primary Academy?
- Mansfield Primary Academy is part of GREENWOOD ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Mansfield Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 43% in 2022/23 and 60% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Mansfield Primary Academy rank locally?
- Mansfield Primary Academy ranked 152nd of 226 primary schools in Nottinghamshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Mansfield Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Mansfield Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 6.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Mansfield Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Mansfield Primary Academy'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 1 July 2026.