Best Schools in Mansfield

How many schools are there in Mansfield?

Mansfield has 68 open schools: 50 state primary, 9 state secondary or all-through, 8 special and 1 other.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Mansfield are rated Outstanding?

4 schools in Mansfield were rated Outstanding at their most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Portland College; Crescent Primary School; St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy; and Yeoman Park Academy. Counting Good as well, 85% of the 54 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Portland CollegeCrescent Primary SchoolSt Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyYeoman Park Academy

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Mansfield get the best GCSE results?

Of the 10 schools in Mansfield with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Academy, with an Attainment 8 score of 51.5 and 52% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; The Garibaldi School, with an Attainment 8 score of 46.1 and 49% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and The Joseph Whitaker School, with an Attainment 8 score of 45.7 and 44% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

All Saints' Catholic Voluntary AcademyThe Garibaldi SchoolThe Joseph Whitaker School

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Mansfield have the best SATs results?

Of the 41 primary schools in Mansfield with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Wynndale Primary School (90% in reading, 90% in maths); Holly Primary School (85% in reading, 88% in maths); and King Edwin Primary and Nursery School (76% in reading, 95% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

Wynndale Primary SchoolHolly Primary SchoolKing Edwin Primary and Nursery School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Mansfield?

No. None of the state secondary schools in Mansfield selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in Mansfield have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Mansfield have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, the council allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.

How do I apply for a school place in Mansfield?

Apply to your council - Nottinghamshire or Derbyshire, depending on your address - through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.