Whaley Thorns Primary School
Portland Road, Langwith, Mansfield, NG20 9HB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- T.E.A.M EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Alan Brown
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- T.E.A.M Education Trust
- Constituency
- Bolsover
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 170
- Pupils on roll
- 118
- URN
- 147626
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01623742604
About this school
Whaley Thorns Primary School is a primary academy in Mansfield. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 118 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Whaley Thorns 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 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
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 17 | 26 | 22 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 65% | 45% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 4% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 65% | 85% | 55% |
| Expected standard in maths | 65% | 73% | 59% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 65% | 77% | 50% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 106.0 | 99.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 102.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | +5.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +7.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.10 | - | - |
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 Whaley Thorns 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 | Derbyshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 53% | 58.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 65% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 45% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 151 |
| 2023/24 | 149 |
| 2024/25 | 133 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Whaley Thorns Primary School compares
Whaley Thorns Primary School ranked 193rd of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 16% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 45% | 8.1% | 66.1% | 118 | — |
| Langwith Bassett Primary Academy | 44% | 6.4% | 42.9% | 100 | 1.4 miles |
| Cuckney CofE Primary School | 63% | 5.8% | 7.2% | 121 | 1.7 miles |
| Brookfield Primary School | 19% | 7.5% | 65.1% | 143 | 1.7 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | 76% | 4.4% | 22.8% | 248 | 1.9 miles |
| Creswell Junior School | 79% | 4.4% | 56.5% | 219 | 2.0 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)
- 66.09%
- English as an additional language
- 7.5%
- Overall absence
- 8.1%
- Persistent absence
- 25.93%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Langwith Bassett Primary Academy1.4 miles
Primary · Mansfield
-
Cuckney CofE Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Mansfield
-
Brookfield Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Mansfield
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy1.9 miles
Primary · Mansfield
-
Creswell Junior School2.0 miles
Primary · Worksop
Other schools in Mansfield
Whaley Thorns Primary School ranks 33rd 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 Whaley Thorns Primary School teach?
- Whaley Thorns Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Mansfield.
- Who is the headteacher of Whaley Thorns Primary School?
- The headteacher of Whaley Thorns Primary School is Mr Alan Brown, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Whaley Thorns Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Whaley Thorns 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 Whaley Thorns Primary School?
- Whaley Thorns Primary School has 118 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Whaley Thorns Primary School full?
- Whaley Thorns Primary School has capacity for 170 pupils and 118 on roll (69%), 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 Whaley Thorns Primary School a faith school?
- No. Whaley Thorns Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Whaley Thorns Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Whaley Thorns Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Whaley Thorns Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Whaley Thorns Primary School is part of T.E.A.M EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Whaley Thorns Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 53% in 2022/23 and 45% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Whaley Thorns Primary School compare with other schools in Derbyshire?
- Whaley Thorns Primary School ranked 193rd of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 16% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Whaley Thorns Primary School's absence rate?
- Whaley Thorns Primary School's overall absence rate is 8.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Whaley Thorns Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Whaley Thorns 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 10 July 2026.