Anthony Bek Community Primary School, Mansfield

Ofsted's report card from its 16 June 2026 inspection grades Anthony Bek Community Primary School on 7 areas: 6 strong standard and 1 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Strong standard. "Pupils achieve very well across the curriculum."

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "Leaders give a high priority to improving attendance."

Curriculum and teaching - Strong standard. "Leaders have designed an ambitious curriculum that sets out clearly what pupils should learn from the early years onwards."

Early years - Strong standard. "Children make an excellent start to their education in this high-quality early years provision."

Inclusion - Strong standard. "An embedded, inclusive ethos underpins the work of the school."

Leadership and governance - Strong standard. "Leaders have a clear vision for the school and a deep understanding of its strengths and priorities."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Leaders have established a clear and coherent approach to pupils' personal development."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that the curriculum for different faiths and religions is planned coherently and implemented consistently so that pupils develop secure, progressive knowledge and understanding of these aspects to match the high quality seen in the school's wider personal development provision".

The school runs after-school care.

In 2025, 76% of Year 6 pupils at Anthony Bek Community Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 85% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 73% in Derbyshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 61% in reading and 85% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 26 families put Anthony Bek Community Primary School as their first choice and 33 named it as one of their preferences, for 28 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Anthony Bek Community Primary School are Farmilo Primary School and Nursery (1 mile); Farmilo Primary School and Nursery (1 mile, Good, 87% reading, 87% maths); Crescent Primary School (1.6 miles, Outstanding, 78% reading, 80% maths); and Model Village Primary School (2.1 miles, 63% reading, 77% maths).

Anthony Bek Community Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.

47.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 9.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (81%) and Black (10%).

Anthony Bek Community Primary School had 13 teachers in 2026, one for every 16 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Mansfield Woodhouse Rail Station, about 2.3 miles away in a straight line.

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Rotherham Road (adjacent), 70 metres away.

In 2024/25, Anthony Bek Community Primary School issued 9 suspensions, 3.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.