The Park Infant & Nursery School, Mansfield

For September 2026 entry, 75 families put The Park Infant & Nursery School as their first choice and 103 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 places offered. That is 1.3 first choices for every place. 17 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to The Park Infant & Nursery School are The Park Junior School (under 0.1 miles, Requires improvement, 68% reading, 80% maths); Brookfield Primary School (0.4 miles, Requires improvement, 29% reading, 43% maths); St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy (0.5 miles, Outstanding, 79% reading, 91% maths); and Langwith Bassett Primary Academy (0.7 miles, Good, 63% reading, 63% maths).

12.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 32 pupils (14.1%) received SEN support and 4 (1.8%) 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.

The nearest railway station is Shirebrook Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Alder Way Top (adjacent), 160 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood The Park Infant & Nursery School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 83 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, The Park Infant & Nursery School issued 1 suspension, 0.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.