Forest Town Primary School
Forest Town Primary School, Clipstone Road West, Forest Town, Mansfield, NG19 0ED
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- NOVA EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Celia Smith
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Nova Education Trust
- Constituency
- Mansfield
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 263
- URN
- 151507
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01623477211
About this school
Forest Town Primary School is a primary academy in Mansfield. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 263 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Forest Town 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. 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Forest Town Primary School (URN 130255).
How Forest Town Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.8% | 39.8% | 263 | — |
| Holly Primary School | 70% | 4.6% | 10.8% | 298 | 0.2 miles |
| Heatherley Primary School | 75% | 3.8% | 17.1% | 326 | 0.4 miles |
| Abbey Primary School | 72% | 3.4% | 19.1% | 459 | 0.4 miles |
| Asquith Primary School | 44% | 8.8% | 47.5% | 298 | 1.0 miles |
| Peafield Lane Academy | 76% | 5.7% | 24.3% | 299 | 1.0 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)
- 39.8%
- English as an additional language
- 24.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.83%
- Persistent absence
- 15.95%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Holly Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Mansfield
-
Heatherley Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Mansfield
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Abbey Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Mansfield
-
Asquith Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Mansfield
-
Peafield Lane Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Mansfield
Other 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 Forest Town Primary School teach?
- Forest Town Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Mansfield.
- Who is the headteacher of Forest Town Primary School?
- The headteacher of Forest Town Primary School is Mrs Celia Smith, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Forest Town Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Forest Town 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 Forest Town Primary School?
- Forest Town Primary School has 263 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Forest Town Primary School full?
- Forest Town Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 263 on roll (63%), 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 Forest Town Primary School a faith school?
- No. Forest Town Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Forest Town Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Forest Town Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Forest Town Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Forest Town Primary School is part of NOVA EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Forest Town Primary School's absence rate?
- Forest Town Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.8% in the latest published census.
- Does Forest Town Primary School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Forest Town Primary School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.