Mansfield Primary Academy, Mansfield

From the headteacher's welcome: "We are a small school that has big ambitions to contribute to the community and strive for excellence in all that we do."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, choir and Lego.

The school runs a breakfast club.

In 2025, 63% of Year 6 pupils at Mansfield Primary Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 73% 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 63% in maths in 2024.

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

For September 2026 entry, 23 families put Mansfield Primary Academy as their first choice and 59 named it as one of their preferences, for 23 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Mansfield Primary Academy are King Edward Primary School & Nursery (0.4 miles, 58% reading, 60% maths); Asquith Primary School (0.5 miles, Requires improvement, 67% reading, 60% maths); St Philip Neri With St Bede Catholic Voluntary Academy (0.8 miles, Good, 76% reading, 81% maths); and Abbey Primary School (0.8 miles, 82% reading, 80% maths).

Mansfield Primary Academy's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

Mansfield Primary Academy is one of 38 schools run by Greenwood Academies Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 58% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

57.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 51 pupils (22.6%) received SEN support and 13 (5.8%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.

Mansfield Primary Academy 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 Rail Station, about 670 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Arthur Street (opposite), 50 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Mansfield Primary Academy stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 652 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Nottinghamshire (101), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Mansfield Primary Academy issued 9 suspensions, 4.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Mansfield Primary Academy are The Brunts Academy (0.6 miles), Sherwood Church Academy (0.7 miles), Queen Elizabeth's Academy (1.1 miles) and All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Academy (1.2 miles).