OFSTED
10 March 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Needs attention
Curriculum & teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance & behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development
Needs attention
Leadership & governance
Needs attention
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
7 March 2023
Graded inspection
Requires improvement
Published
22 June 2023
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Nottinghamshire
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
298
274 full-time ·
24 part-time
Female pupils
138
46.3% of pupils
Male pupils
160
53.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
19.5 pts
above England
School
44.3%
Mansfield
29.3%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
16.6 pts
above England
School
36.9%
Mansfield
17.3%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Mansfield
0.5%
East Midlands
0.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
56.4%
168
Any other White background
18.5%
55
African
8.1%
24
Unclassified
3.7%
11
Any other ethnic group
3.0%
9
Indian
2.7%
8
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
35.9%
107 of
298 pupils
15.1 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
18.8 pts
above
England
6.0%
3.7 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
44.0%
16.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
67.0%
Reading
6.8 pts below England
School
67.0%
Mansfield
67.1%
East Midlands
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
51.0%
Writing
19.3 pts below England
School
51.0%
Mansfield
65.0%
East Midlands
69.9%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
60.0%
Maths
12.0 pts below England
School
60.0%
Mansfield
68.3%
East Midlands
71.5%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
8.75%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.54 pts
higher than
England
School
8.75%
Mansfield
6.59%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
27.31%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
11.49 pts
higher than
England
School
27.31%
Mansfield
17.51%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
5.00%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
3.20 pts
higher than
England
School
5.00%
Mansfield
1.90%
East Midlands
1.72%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
94.6%
6.4 pts
above England
Asquith Primary School
94.6%
Mansfield
91.4%
East Midlands
86.8%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.