St Edmund's CofE (C) Primary & Nursery School, Mansfield Woodhouse
St Edmund's CofE (C) Primary & Nursery School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Mansfield Woodhouse. It has a Church of England religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in April 2016. That was 10 years ago, so the rating may not reflect the school today. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 111th-highest of the 230 schools in Nottinghamshire with published results, and 6,288th of 14,452 across England. It was full in 2025, at 101% of capacity.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Good (2016)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Nottinghamshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
St Edmund's CofE (C) Primary & Nursery School in detail
Results
In 2025, 79% of Year 6 pupils at St Edmund's CofE (C) Primary & Nursery School reached the expected standard in reading and 79% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 76% in Nottinghamshire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 85% in reading and 82% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at St Edmund's CofE (C) Primary & Nursery School
For September 2026 entry, 45 families put St Edmund's CofE (C) Primary & Nursery School as their first choice and 105 named it as one of their preferences, for 42 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 3 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at St Edmund's CofE (C) Primary & Nursery School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Edmund's CofE (C) Primary & Nursery School are Nettleworth Infant and Nursery School (0.4 miles, Good); Leas Park Junior School (0.5 miles, Good, 61% reading, 61% maths); The Bramble Academy (0.5 miles, Good, 57% reading, 50% maths); and Peafield Lane Academy (0.8 miles, Good, 87% reading, 78% maths).
St Edmund's CofE (C) Primary & Nursery School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.
Nettleworth Infant and Nursery SchoolLeas Park Junior SchoolThe Bramble AcademyPeafield Lane Academy
What parents say
42 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about St Edmund's CofE (C) Primary & Nursery School (as of April 2026): 86% would recommend the school, 93% say their child is happy there and 40% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (93%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (40%).
Who goes there
In 2026, 18 pupils (7.6%) received SEN support and 4 (1.7%) 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 Woodhouse Rail Station, about 910 metres away (roughly a 11-minute walk).
9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is King Street (opposite), 150 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 194 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Nottinghamshire (101), as is usual near a town centre.
Suspensions and exclusions
St Edmund's CofE (C) Primary & Nursery School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to St Edmund's CofE (C) Primary & Nursery School are The Brunts Academy (0.6 miles), The Manor Academy (0.7 miles), Queen Elizabeth's Academy (0.8 miles) and Sherwood Church Academy (1.2 miles).
The Brunts AcademyThe Manor AcademyQueen Elizabeth's AcademySherwood Church Academy
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; 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
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 9 months agoReport card - no single overall grade (Ofsted's framework since November 2025)
Safeguarding standards: met
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's January 2026 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
St Edmund's creates a warm, welcoming environment where every child feels they belong and are cared for. Pupils are developing strong reading skills and mathematical confidence through well-taught lessons, and the school brings learning to life through engaging activities and trips. Staff have high expectations for behaviour and create calm classrooms where children are eager to learn.
Key Strengths
- Pupils develop strong reading skills and confidence with number facts through improved phonics teaching
- Calm, focused learning environment with positive behaviour and respectful relationships between staff and pupils
- Ambitious, well-organised curriculum with engaging experiences like author visits and practical activities
- Strong safeguarding culture where concerns are actively identified and managed
- Leaders are passionate and strategic, with improving attendance close to national averages
Areas for Improvement
- Teachers do not consistently use information about pupils' learning to plan next steps in lessons
- Early years curriculum is not being delivered consistently across all staff
- School has not identified pupils' additional needs quickly or accurately enough, and support impact is not properly checked
- Pupil premium funding strategy and impact are not properly monitored
- Leaders and governors need to scrutinise school data more closely
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and pupils are made safer and feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Author visits, school trips to Sherwood Forest and local museum, wartime evacuee role-play evening, residential visits to London or Scarborough, wow days, school parliament, chicken care responsibilities, lunch serving, playground games organisation
St Edmund's CofE Primary & Nursery School is a welcoming school where pupils feel safe and cared for, with improving achievement in core subjects and a calm, positive learning environment. The school has made considerable recent improvements to its curriculum and teaching, though some areas need further development.
At a Glance
23.5%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
42 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at April 2026 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 85% to 79% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 79% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 76% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
29.8
Avg class size
29.0
Infant (KS1)
30.5
KS2
6
Total classes
2 classes with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
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Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near St Edmund's CofE (C) Primary & Nursery School.
- The Lime Trees at St Edmund'sAt the school · Not yet graded
- The Den490m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
St Edmund's CofE (C) Primary & Nursery School is a voluntary controlled 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
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You apply to the council where you live. St Edmund's CofE (C) Primary & 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
- 33
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 6
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 33 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 6 serious and 27 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
5 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 St Edmund's CofE (C) Primary & Nursery School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
101%
Over capacity
213 pupils
210 places
3 pupils over capacity in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Mansfield Woodhouse
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Mansfield Woodhouse
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: Oversubscribed
Inspection History(13)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
18
SEN Support
4
EHC Plans
9.2%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
238
Total Pupils
116
Boys
122
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
10
Teachers
23.8:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£52,689
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,713
Per pupil
£1367k
Total funding
£80k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.0%
Overall absence
15.8%
Persistent absence
190
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
St Edmund's CofE (C) Primary & Nursery School
Questions parents ask about St Edmund's CofE (C) Primary & Nursery School
What are SATs results like at St Edmund's CofE (C) Primary & Nursery School?
Of the pupils at St Edmund's CofE (C) Primary & Nursery School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 79% reached the expected standard in reading and 79% did so in maths.
What is St Edmund's CofE (C) Primary & Nursery School's Ofsted rating?
St Edmund's CofE (C) Primary & Nursery School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in January 2026, produced a report card, which grades each area but gives no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in April 2016, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for St Edmund's CofE (C) Primary & Nursery School?
No fixed boundary. When St Edmund's CofE (C) Primary & 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 St Edmund's CofE (C) Primary & Nursery School?
St Edmund's CofE (C) Primary & Nursery School was full in 2025, at 101% of its capacity, so places are allocated on the oversubscription criteria.
How big are the classes at St Edmund's CofE (C) Primary & Nursery School?
Classes at St Edmund's CofE (C) Primary & Nursery School average 29.8 pupils (2025/26). 2 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to St Edmund's CofE (C) Primary & Nursery School?
St Edmund's CofE (C) Primary & Nursery School has around 238 pupils on roll. 24% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at St Edmund's CofE (C) Primary & Nursery School?
5% of sessions were missed at St Edmund's CofE (C) Primary & Nursery School in 2024/25. 15.8% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to St Edmund's CofE (C) Primary & Nursery School?
Apply through Nottinghamshire's coordinated admissions process, naming St Edmund's CofE (C) Primary & 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 St Edmund's CofE (C) Primary & 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 St Edmund's (registered, not yet graded). There is another within a kilometre. The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
What are St Edmund's CofE (C) Primary & Nursery School's term dates?
St Edmund's CofE (C) Primary & Nursery School is a voluntary controlled 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 St Edmund's CofE (C) Primary & Nursery School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 33 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 6 serious and 27 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 5 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 St Edmund's CofE (C) Primary & Nursery School?
St Edmund's CofE (C) Primary & Nursery School is at Church Hill Avenue, Mansfield Woodhouse, Mansfield Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire, NG19 9JU.
Sources: Nottinghamshire term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)