Brookfield Primary School, Mansfield

From the headteacher's welcome: "I feel privileged to be the Headteacher of this wonderful school and on behalf of all the children, Staff and Governors, I would like to extend a very warm welcome to you all! At our school we believe that every child is entitled to the very best education we can offer."

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care.

In 2025, 29% of Year 6 pupils at Brookfield Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 43% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 73% in Derbyshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 28% in reading and 33% in maths in 2024.

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

For September 2026 entry, 13 families put Brookfield Primary School as their first choice and 38 named it as one of their preferences, for 25 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 Brookfield Primary School are St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy (0.2 miles, Outstanding, 79% reading, 91% maths); The Park Infant & Nursery School (0.4 miles, Good); The Park Junior School (0.4 miles, Requires improvement, 68% reading, 80% maths); and Langwith Bassett Primary Academy (0.5 miles, Good, 63% reading, 63% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Brookfield Primary School.

64.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 45 pupils (31.5%) received SEN support and 4 (2.8%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest railway station is Shirebrook Rail Station, about 1000 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).

12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Burlington Avenue (se-bound), 140 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Brookfield Primary School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 80 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, public order offences and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Derbyshire (50), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Brookfield Primary School issued 55 suspensions, 33.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.