Lake View Primary and Nursery School, Mansfield
Lake View Primary and Nursery School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Mansfield, part of East Midlands Education Trust. It was 90% full in 2025.
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
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
Lake View Primary and Nursery School in detail
Lake View Primary and Nursery School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "We are a friendly village school that is proud to serve the families of Rainworth and beyond. We believe that your child should be valued as a unique individual, and we want them to enjoy every single minute of their time with us. We aim to provide a safe, happy and exciting environment in which your child can thrive."
The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care until 6:00pm, from £3 per session.
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
Lake View Primary and Nursery School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, under its previous registration (URN 122674), 76% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 79% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
Getting a place at Lake View Primary and Nursery School
For September 2026 entry, 25 families put Lake View Primary and Nursery School as their first choice and 69 named it as one of their preferences, for 25 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 Lake View Primary and Nursery School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Lake View Primary and Nursery School are The Python Hill Academy (0.6 miles, Good, 77% reading, 86% maths); Heathlands Primary School (0.8 miles, 76% reading, 76% maths); Blidworth Oaks Primary School (1 mile, 74% reading, 72% maths); and St Peter's CofE Primary Academy, Mansfield (1.8 miles, Good, 70% reading, 73% maths).
The Python Hill AcademyHeathlands Primary SchoolBlidworth Oaks Primary SchoolSt Peter's CofE Primary Academy, Mansfield
The trust
Lake View Primary and Nursery School is one of 24 schools run by East Midlands Education Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 65% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
10.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 28 pupils (13%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Mansfield Rail Station, about 3.5 miles away in a straight line.
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Thoresby Road (opposite), 290 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 66 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).
Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
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
Lake View Primary and Nursery School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in May 2025. Before that, as Lake View Primary and Nursery School (URN 122674), it was rated Good in March 2019.
At a Glance
24.7%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
26.9
Avg class size
24.0
Infant (KS1)
29.0
KS2
8
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
Results at Lake View Primary and Nursery School before it took its current form in 2025 (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25Published under the school's previous registration (URN 122674). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 76% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 79% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 68% to 79% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Lake View Primary and Nursery School
Newsletter 25 September 26
25 Sep 2026
Details Regarding London Trip 21.09.2026 - LVP
21 Sep 2026
Newsletter 18 September 26
18 Sep 2026
Newsletter 11 September 26
11 Sep 2026
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Year 6 Trip to London 2026 Letter
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Term dates
Lake View Primary and Nursery School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Nottinghamshire's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Lake View Primary and Nursery School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Lake View 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
- 15
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 4
- Children hurt
- 9
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 15 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 4 serious and 10 slight.
9 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 6 on foot, 2 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
6 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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Your chances of a place at Lake View Primary and Nursery School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
90%
Near capacity
188 pupils
210 places
22 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
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
28
SEN Support
0
EHC Plans
13.0%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
215
Total Pupils
91
Boys
124
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
10
Teachers
21.5:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£48,269
Mean salary
2026 data
Absence at Lake View Primary and Nursery School before it took its current form in 20252024/25
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 122674). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
4.2%
Overall absence
9.0%
Persistent absence
166
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
Lake View Primary and Nursery School
Questions parents ask about Lake View Primary and Nursery School
Are there exam results for Lake View Primary and Nursery School?
Lake View Primary and Nursery School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, under its previous registration (URN 122674), 76% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 79% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
What is Lake View Primary and Nursery School's Ofsted rating?
Lake View Primary and Nursery School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in May 2025. Before that, as Lake View Primary and Nursery School (URN 122674), it was rated Good in March 2019.
What is the catchment area for Lake View Primary and Nursery School?
No fixed boundary. When Lake View 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 Lake View Primary and Nursery School?
Lake View Primary and Nursery School was not full in 2025: it ran at 90% of its 210 places.
How big are the classes at Lake View Primary and Nursery School?
Classes at Lake View Primary and Nursery School average 26.9 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Lake View Primary and Nursery School?
Lake View Primary and Nursery School has around 215 pupils on roll. 25% are eligible for free school meals.
How do I apply to Lake View Primary and Nursery School?
Apply through Nottinghamshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Lake View 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.
How many road collisions happen near Lake View Primary and Nursery School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 15 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 4 serious and 10 slight. 9 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 6 on foot, 2 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 6 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 Lake View Primary and Nursery School?
Lake View Primary and Nursery School is at Rainworth Water Road, Rainworth, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, NG21 0DU.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)