Thoresby Vale Primary Academy, Mansfield
Thoresby Vale Primary Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Mansfield, part of Diverse Academies Trust.
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
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
Thoresby Vale Primary Academy in detail
Getting a place at Thoresby Vale Primary Academy
For September 2026 entry, 36 families put Thoresby Vale Primary Academy as their first choice and 116 named it as one of their preferences, for 35 places offered. That is slightly more first choices than places. 1 family who put it first was not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Thoresby Vale Primary Academy
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Thoresby Vale Primary Academy are St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Edwinstowe (0.6 miles, 92% reading, 75% maths); King Edwin Primary and Nursery School (0.9 miles, Good, 76% reading, 95% maths); Maun Infant and Nursery School (1.7 miles); and The Forest View Academy (1.8 miles, Good, 84% reading, 78% maths).
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, EdwinstoweKing Edwin Primary and Nursery SchoolMaun Infant and Nursery SchoolThe Forest View Academy
The trust
Thoresby Vale Primary Academy is one of 16 schools run by Diverse Academies Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 51% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
4.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (90%) and Mixed (6%).
In 2026, 24 pupils (26.4%) received SEN support and 1 (1.1%) 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 social, emotional and mental health needs.
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Thoresby Vale Primary Academy.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 39 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and vehicle crime. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Nottinghamshire (101).
Sources: 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; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
No inspection data available
At a Glance
26.4%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
19.0
Avg class size
19.5
Infant (KS1)
4
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Thoresby Vale Primary Academy
Term dates
Thoresby Vale Primary Academy is a free school, 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 Thoresby Vale Primary Academy from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Thoresby Vale Primary 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
- 2
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 1 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
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
Your chances of a place at Thoresby Vale Primary Academy
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What the report includes for Thoresby Vale Primary Academy:
- The straight-line distance from your home to Thoresby Vale Primary Academy.
- We hold no last distance offered figures from Nottinghamshire, so the report covers demand, alternatives and dates.
- Applications, first choices and offers at Thoresby Vale Primary Academy for 2026 entry.
- How many families in Nottinghamshire got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
- The nearest state schools to your home, with Ofsted rating, demand and last distance offered where published.
- Key dates for September 2027 entry and how to apply.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
43%
Available places
91 pupils
210 places
119 spare places
as recorded on GIAS
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: Oversubscribed
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
24
SEN Support
1
EHC Plans
27.5%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
91
Total Pupils
41
Boys
50
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
6
Teachers
15.2:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£48,529
Mean salary
2026 data
Questions parents ask about Thoresby Vale Primary Academy
What is the catchment area for Thoresby Vale Primary Academy?
No fixed boundary. When Thoresby Vale Primary Academy is oversubscribed, Nottinghamshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How big are the classes at Thoresby Vale Primary Academy?
Classes at Thoresby Vale Primary Academy average 19 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Thoresby Vale Primary Academy?
Thoresby Vale Primary Academy has around 91 pupils on roll. 26% are eligible for free school meals.
How do I apply to Thoresby Vale Primary Academy?
Apply through Nottinghamshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Thoresby Vale Primary 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 Thoresby Vale Primary Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 1 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 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 Thoresby Vale Primary Academy?
Thoresby Vale Primary Academy is at Lidgett Lane, Edwinstowe, Mansfield, NG21 9TA.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)