King Edwin Primary and Nursery School, Mansfield
King Edwin Primary and Nursery School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Mansfield. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in November 2013. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in February 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 4th-highest of the 42 schools in Mansfield with published results, and 3,246th of 14,452 across England. It was 95% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2013)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Nottinghamshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
King Edwin Primary and Nursery School in detail
Results
In 2025, 76% of Year 6 pupils at King Edwin Primary and Nursery School reached the expected standard in reading and 95% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 76% in Nottinghamshire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 81% in reading and 79% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at King Edwin Primary and Nursery School
For September 2026 entry, 49 families put King Edwin Primary and Nursery School as their first choice and 112 named it as one of their preferences, for 49 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at King Edwin Primary and Nursery School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to King Edwin Primary and Nursery School are St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Edwinstowe (0.5 miles, 92% reading, 75% maths); Thoresby Vale Primary Academy (0.9 miles); Samuel Barlow Primary Academy (2.6 miles, Good, 41% reading, 38% maths); and Maun Infant and Nursery School (2.6 miles).
King Edwin Primary and Nursery School's 2025 results were higher than all 2 of them.
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, EdwinstoweThoresby Vale Primary AcademySamuel Barlow Primary AcademyMaun Infant and Nursery School
Who goes there
13.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 2.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 53 pupils (11.5%) received SEN support and 7 (1.5%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of King Edwin Primary and Nursery School.
7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Fifth Avenue (n-bound), 140 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 35 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, vehicle crime and anti-social behaviour. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Nottinghamshire (101).
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, King Edwin Primary and Nursery School issued 4 suspensions, 0.9 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; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoThis judgement is from November 2013, 12 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its November 2013 inspection - up from Inadequate.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
13.3%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 81% to 76% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 79% to 95% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 85% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
28.0
Avg class size
1
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with King Edwin Primary and Nursery School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near King Edwin Primary and Nursery School.
- The Lime Trees at King EdwinAt the school · Not yet graded
Term dates
King Edwin Primary and Nursery School 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 King Edwin Primary and Nursery School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. King Edwin Primary and Nursery School 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
- 1
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
1 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.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
95%
Near capacity
400 pupils
420 places
20 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.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(9)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
53
SEN Support
7
EHC Plans
13.1%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
459
Total Pupils
216
Boys
243
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
24
Teachers
19.1:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£49,570
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,098
Per pupil
£2280k
Total funding
£98k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.5%
Overall absence
11.2%
Persistent absence
348
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Questions parents ask about King Edwin Primary and Nursery School
What are SATs results like at King Edwin Primary and Nursery School?
Of the pupils at King Edwin Primary and Nursery School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 76% reached the expected standard in reading and 95% did so in maths.
What is King Edwin Primary and Nursery School's Ofsted rating?
King Edwin Primary and Nursery School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in February 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in November 2013, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for King Edwin Primary and Nursery School?
No fixed boundary. When King Edwin Primary and Nursery School is oversubscribed, Nottinghamshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at King Edwin Primary and Nursery School?
King Edwin Primary and Nursery School was close to full in 2025, at 95% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at King Edwin Primary and Nursery School?
Classes at King Edwin Primary and Nursery School average 28 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to King Edwin Primary and Nursery School?
King Edwin Primary and Nursery School has around 459 pupils on roll. 13% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at King Edwin Primary and Nursery School?
4.5% of sessions were missed at King Edwin Primary and Nursery School in 2024/25. 11.2% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to King Edwin Primary and Nursery School?
Apply through Nottinghamshire's coordinated admissions process, naming King Edwin Primary and Nursery School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does King Edwin Primary and Nursery School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: The Lime Trees at King Edwin (registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
What are King Edwin Primary and Nursery School's term dates?
King Edwin Primary and Nursery School 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 King Edwin Primary and Nursery School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 1 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 King Edwin Primary and Nursery School?
King Edwin Primary and Nursery School is at Fourth Avenue, Edwinstowe, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, NG21 9NS.
Sources: Nottinghamshire term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)