Model Village Primary School, Mansfield

From the headteacher's welcome: "We have a team of very dedicated professionals here at Model, who aim to ensure the best possible outcome for every child in our school. We are a school which welcomes the diversity offered by our local community, and every member of our school community is valued and respected."

In 2025, 63% of Year 6 pupils at Model Village Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 77% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 73% in Derbyshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (67% in reading, 77% in maths).

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

For September 2026 entry, 25 families put Model Village Primary School as their first choice and 63 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 2 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Model Village Primary School are The Park Infant & Nursery School (0.7 miles, Good); The Park Junior School (0.7 miles, Requires improvement, 68% reading, 80% maths); St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy (0.8 miles, Outstanding, 79% reading, 91% maths); and Brookfield Primary School (0.9 miles, Requires improvement, 29% reading, 43% maths).

Model Village Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 3 schools.

Model Village Primary School is one of 21 schools run by Learners' Trust, an academy trust.

13 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Model Village Primary School (as of September 2025): 85% would recommend the school, 85% say their child is happy there and 75% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school has high expectations for their child (100%); the weakest, that the school supports their child's wider development (69%).

43.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 28.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 22 pupils (9.6%) received SEN support and 7 (3%) 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.

The nearest railway station is Shirebrook Rail Station, about 1160 metres away (roughly a 14-minute walk).

17 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Model Village Infants (adjacent), 40 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 81 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, Model Village Primary School issued 12 suspensions, 4.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.