The Python Hill Academy, Mansfield
The Python Hill Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 5 to 11 in Mansfield, part of The Forge Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in January 2023. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 9th-highest of the 42 schools in Mansfield with published results, and 5,071st of 14,452 across England. It was 88% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2023)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
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
The Python Hill Academy in detail
The Python Hill Academy in its own words
The school runs after-school care until 5:30pm.
Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 77% of Year 6 pupils at The Python Hill Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 86% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 76% in Nottinghamshire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 87% in reading and 95% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at The Python Hill Academy
For September 2026 entry, 38 families put The Python Hill Academy as their first choice and 71 named it as one of their preferences, for 38 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 The Python Hill Academy
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to The Python Hill Academy are Lake View Primary and Nursery School (0.6 miles); Heathlands Primary School (1.2 miles, 76% reading, 76% maths); Blidworth Oaks Primary School (1.2 miles, 74% reading, 72% maths); and Oak Tree Primary School (2.3 miles, Good, 55% reading, 55% maths).
The Python Hill Academy's 2025 results were higher than all 3 of them.
Lake View Primary and Nursery SchoolHeathlands Primary SchoolBlidworth Oaks Primary SchoolOak Tree Primary School
The trust
The Python Hill Academy is one of 8 schools run by The Forge Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 73% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
9.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 56 pupils (18.2%) received SEN support and 1 (0.3%) 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.
Staffing
The Python Hill Academy had 19 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of The Python Hill Academy.
7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Python Hill Road (adjacent), 110 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 62 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).
Suspensions and exclusions
The Python Hill Academy recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); 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; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
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
Ofsted · 4 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its January 2023 inspection.
Rated Good for
Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.
At a Glance
32.2%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 87% to 77% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 95% to 86% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 84% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
20.4
Avg class size
19.2
Infant (KS1)
21.3
KS2
15
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with The Python Hill Academy
Term dates
The Python Hill Academy 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 The Python Hill Academy from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. The Python Hill Academy 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
- 6
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 4
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 4 serious and 1 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
1 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.
Commute and house prices
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
88%
Available places
293 pupils
333 places
40 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
Inspection History(2)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
56
SEN Support
1
EHC Plans
18.6%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
307
Total Pupils
162
Boys
145
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
19
Teachers
16.2:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£46,423
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,404
Per pupil
£1862k
Total funding
£144k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.8%
Overall absence
11.1%
Persistent absence
261
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
The Python Hill Academy
Questions parents ask about The Python Hill Academy
What are SATs results like at The Python Hill Academy?
Of the pupils at The Python Hill Academy who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 77% reached the expected standard in reading and 86% did so in maths.
What is The Python Hill Academy's Ofsted rating?
The Python Hill Academy was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in January 2023. At its previous graded inspection in 2018 it was rated Inadequate.
What is the catchment area for The Python Hill Academy?
No fixed boundary. When The Python Hill Academy is oversubscribed, Nottinghamshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at The Python Hill Academy?
The Python Hill Academy was not full in 2025: it ran at 88% of its 333 places.
How big are the classes at The Python Hill Academy?
Classes at The Python Hill Academy average 20.4 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to The Python Hill Academy?
The Python Hill Academy has around 307 pupils on roll. 32% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at The Python Hill Academy?
4.8% of sessions were missed at The Python Hill Academy in 2024/25. 11.1% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to The Python Hill Academy?
Apply through Nottinghamshire's coordinated admissions process, naming The Python Hill Academy 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 The Python Hill Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 4 serious and 1 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 1 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 The Python Hill Academy?
The Python Hill Academy is at Kirklington Road, Rainworth, Mansfield, NG21 0JZ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)