Eastlands Junior School (Welbeck Federation of Schools), Mansfield
Eastlands Junior School (Welbeck Federation of Schools) is a primary school for pupils aged 7 to 11 in Mansfield. It was rated Requires improvement at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in September 2022. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in March 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 31st-highest of the 42 schools in Mansfield with published results, and 11,486th of 14,452 across England. It was 66% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement (2022)
- Capacity
- 66% full
- Attendance
- In line with England
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Eastlands Junior School (Welbeck Federation of Schools) in detail
Results
In 2025, 57% of Year 6 pupils at Eastlands Junior School (Welbeck Federation of Schools) reached the expected standard in reading and 76% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 76% in Nottinghamshire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 57% in reading and 57% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Eastlands Junior School (Welbeck Federation of Schools)
Across Nottinghamshire, 99% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 100% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2026, families in Nottinghamshire lodged 239 appeals against primary school offers; 149 reached a hearing and 13 succeeded (8.7% of those heard).
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Eastlands Junior School (Welbeck Federation of Schools) are Netherfield Infant School (Welbeck Federation of Schools) (under 0.1 miles, Good); Hetts Lane Infant and Nursery School (1.2 miles, Good); Church Vale Primary School and Foundation Unit (1.2 miles, Good, 79% reading, 83% maths); and Birklands Primary School (1.3 miles, Good, 78% reading, 78% maths).
Each of them had higher 2025 results than Eastlands Junior School (Welbeck Federation of Schools).
Netherfield Infant School (Welbeck Federation of Schools)Hetts Lane Infant and Nursery SchoolChurch Vale Primary School and Foundation UnitBirklands Primary School
Who goes there
59% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (83%) and Black (6%).
In 2026, 19 pupils (19%) received SEN support and 0 (0%) 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.
Staffing
Eastlands Junior School (Welbeck Federation of Schools) had 9 teachers in 2026, one for every 12 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Shirebrook Rail Station, about 3.2 miles away in a straight line.
11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Netherfield School (opposite), 80 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Eastlands Junior School (Welbeck Federation of Schools) 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 31 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Nottinghamshire (101).
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Eastlands Junior School (Welbeck Federation of Schools) issued 4 suspensions, 3.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's March 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Your child will feel safe, valued and happy at Eastlands Junior School. The school has strong behaviour expectations and provides excellent personal development opportunities including sports, cooking, and yoga. Pupils take pride in leadership roles and the school celebrates diversity while teaching respect for all.
Key Strengths
- Pupils feel safe and happy at school with good behaviour and positive attitudes
- Strong personal development programme including yoga, cooking, and competitive sports
- High expectations for behaviour are understood by pupils and mostly met
- School accurately identifies needs of pupils with SEND
- Pupils enjoy taking on leadership roles such as school council and sports leaders
Areas for Improvement
- Curriculum content is not consistently delivered and gaps exist in pupils' learning
- Reading fluency approaches are not implemented consistently, affecting early readers' progress
- Strategies to support pupils with SEND are identified but not routinely implemented in practice
- Tasks pupils complete do not always match the intended learning well enough
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with appropriate support systems in place for pupils with worries or difficulties.
Extracurricular Activities
Sports (football), yoga, cooking, school council, class monitors, sports leaders
Eastlands Junior School has developed an ambitious, well-balanced curriculum with good subject knowledge among teachers. However, the curriculum is not delivered consistently, and pupils, including those with special educational needs, are not achieving well enough.
At a Glance
59.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 57% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 57% to 76% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 57% to 67% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
25.0
Avg class size
25.0
KS2
4
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Eastlands Junior School (Welbeck Federation of Schools)
Before and after school care
Eastlands Junior School (Welbeck Federation of Schools) is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Source: Free breakfast clubs: schools on the programme, Department for Education Free breakfast clubs in Nottinghamshire
Term dates
Eastlands Junior School (Welbeck Federation of Schools) is a community school, so its term dates are set by Nottinghamshire. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.
2026 to 2027
- Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 19 October to Friday 30 October 2026)
- Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027)
- Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 28 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027)
2027 to 2028
- Autumn term: Wednesday 1 September to Tuesday 21 December 2027 (half term Monday 18 October to Friday 29 October 2027)
- Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028)
- Summer term: Tuesday 18 April to Wednesday 26 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028)
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Eastlands Junior School (Welbeck Federation of Schools) from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Eastlands Junior School (Welbeck Federation of Schools) is in Nottinghamshire; for families living there:
- Nottinghamshire's school travel policy: Under 16 Transport Policy 2026-2027
- How to apply: Apply for under 16 travel assistance
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 6
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 3 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
3 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Nottinghamshire is 10 (the median across 370 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
66%
Available places
106 pupils
160 places
54 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Mansfield
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Mansfield
Across Nottinghamshire council
Places available
10,513
Applications
7,912
Got 1st preference
99.1%
Got preferred school
99.7%
All primary applications across Nottinghamshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
Inspection History(11)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
19
SEN Support
0
EHC Plans
19.0%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
100
Total Pupils
44
Boys
56
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
9
Teachers
11.1:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£36,504
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£7,136
Per pupil
£923k
Total funding
£97k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.5%
Overall absence
9.6%
Persistent absence
114
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Eastlands Junior School (Welbeck Federation of Schools)
Questions parents ask about Eastlands Junior School (Welbeck Federation of Schools)
What are SATs results like at Eastlands Junior School (Welbeck Federation of Schools)?
Of the pupils at Eastlands Junior School (Welbeck Federation of Schools) who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 57% reached the expected standard in reading and 76% did so in maths.
What is Eastlands Junior School (Welbeck Federation of Schools)'s Ofsted rating?
Eastlands Junior School (Welbeck Federation of Schools)'s most recent Ofsted inspection, in March 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in September 2022, it was rated Requires Improvement.
What is the catchment area for Eastlands Junior School (Welbeck Federation of Schools)?
No fixed boundary. When Eastlands Junior School (Welbeck Federation of Schools) is oversubscribed, Nottinghamshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Eastlands Junior School (Welbeck Federation of Schools)?
Eastlands Junior School (Welbeck Federation of Schools) was not full in 2025: it ran at 66% of its 160 places.
How big are the classes at Eastlands Junior School (Welbeck Federation of Schools)?
Classes at Eastlands Junior School (Welbeck Federation of Schools) average 25 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Eastlands Junior School (Welbeck Federation of Schools)?
Eastlands Junior School (Welbeck Federation of Schools) has around 100 pupils on roll. 59% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Eastlands Junior School (Welbeck Federation of Schools)?
5.5% of sessions were missed at Eastlands Junior School (Welbeck Federation of Schools) in 2024/25. 9.6% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Eastlands Junior School (Welbeck Federation of Schools)?
Apply through Nottinghamshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Eastlands Junior School (Welbeck Federation of Schools) on your application. The national closing date in England is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.
Does Eastlands Junior School (Welbeck Federation of Schools) have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Eastlands Junior School (Welbeck Federation of Schools) is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school.
What are Eastlands Junior School (Welbeck Federation of Schools)'s term dates?
Eastlands Junior School (Welbeck Federation of Schools) is a community school, so its term dates are set by Nottinghamshire. In 2026 to 2027: Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 19 October to Friday 30 October 2026); Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027); Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 28 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027). In 2027 to 2028: Autumn term: Wednesday 1 September to Tuesday 21 December 2027 (half term Monday 18 October to Friday 29 October 2027); Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028); Summer term: Tuesday 18 April to Wednesday 26 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028).
How many road collisions happen near Eastlands Junior School (Welbeck Federation of Schools)?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 3 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 3 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Nottinghamshire is 10 (the median across 370 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Eastlands Junior School (Welbeck Federation of Schools)?
Eastlands Junior School (Welbeck Federation of Schools) is at Netherfield Lane, Meden Vale, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, NG20 9PA.
Sources: Nottinghamshire term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)