The Bramble Academy
Oxclose Lane, Mansfield Woodhouse, Mansfield, NG19 8DF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- GREENWOOD ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Anna Harper
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Greenwood Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Mansfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 151
- URN
- 141398
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01623635928
About this school
The Bramble Academy is a primary academy in Mansfield. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 151 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The Bramble Academy, and its latest judgement is set out 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
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 | 24 | 25 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 33% | 44% | 40% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 46% | 48% | 57% |
| Expected standard in maths | 46% | 68% | 50% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 50% | 60% | 53% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 100.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 102.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.30 | - | - |
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 The Bramble 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 | 33% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 44% | 59.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 40% | 61.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 155 |
| 2023/24 | 173 |
| 2024/25 | 172 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Bramble Academy compares
The Bramble Academy ranked 205th of 226 primary schools in Nottinghamshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 11% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 40% | 6.6% | 48.5% | 151 | — |
| St Edmund's CofE (C) Primary & Nursery School | 66% | 5% | 25.1% | 238 | 0.5 miles |
| Nettleworth Infant and Nursery School | — | 6.1% | 15.3% | 224 | 0.5 miles |
| Leas Park Junior School | 36% | 4.9% | 24.3% | 269 | 0.6 miles |
| Northfield Primary and Nursery School | 71% | 5.2% | 33.4% | 367 | 0.6 miles |
| St Philip Neri With St Bede Catholic Voluntary Academy | 58% | 4.2% | 14.3% | 471 | 1.1 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)
- 48.45%
- English as an additional language
- 27.9%
- Overall absence
- 6.56%
- Persistent absence
- 19.31%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Edmund's CofE (C) Primary & Nursery School0.5 miles
Primary · Mansfield Woodhouse
-
Nettleworth Infant and Nursery School0.5 miles
Primary · Mansfield
-
Leas Park Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Mansfield
-
Northfield Primary and Nursery School0.6 miles
Primary · Mansfield
-
St Philip Neri With St Bede Catholic Voluntary Academy1.1 miles
Primary · Mansfield
Other schools in Mansfield
The Bramble Academy ranks 36th 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 The Bramble Academy teach?
- The Bramble Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Mansfield.
- Who is the headteacher of The Bramble Academy?
- The headteacher of The Bramble Academy is Mrs Anna Harper, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Bramble Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Bramble 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 many pupils are at The Bramble Academy?
- The Bramble Academy has 151 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is The Bramble Academy full?
- The Bramble Academy has capacity for 210 pupils and 151 on roll (72%), 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 The Bramble Academy a faith school?
- No. The Bramble Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does The Bramble Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records The Bramble Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is The Bramble Academy part of an academy trust?
- The Bramble 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 The Bramble Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 33% in 2022/23 and 40% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Bramble Academy compare with other schools in Nottinghamshire?
- The Bramble Academy ranked 205th of 226 primary schools in Nottinghamshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 11% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Bramble Academy's absence rate?
- The Bramble Academy's overall absence rate is 6.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Bramble Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Bramble 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.