Wainwright Primary Academy, Mansfield

In 2025, 54% of Year 6 pupils at Wainwright Primary Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 71% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 76% in Nottinghamshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (56% in reading, 74% in maths).

For September 2026 entry, 38 families put Wainwright Primary Academy as their first choice and 93 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.

The nearest other state primary schools to Wainwright Primary Academy are The Flying High Academy (0.4 miles, Good, 82% reading, 82% maths); St Philip Neri With St Bede Catholic Voluntary Academy (0.4 miles, Good, 76% reading, 81% maths); Intake Farm Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 71% reading, 63% maths); and Sutton Road Primary School (0.7 miles, 70% reading, 76% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Wainwright Primary Academy.

Wainwright 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.

44.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 47.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (42%), Asian (10%) and Black (9%).

In 2026, 45 pupils (11.1%) received SEN support and 10 (2.5%) 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 Mansfield Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Somersall Street (adjacent), 130 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Wainwright Primary Academy stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. On income deprivation affecting children it is in the 3rd decile, where the 1st is the most deprived. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 526 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Nottinghamshire (101), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Wainwright Primary Academy issued 1 suspension, 0.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Wainwright Primary Academy are All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Academy (0.1 miles), Queen Elizabeth's Academy (0.5 miles), The Brunts Academy (1.2 miles) and The Manor Academy (1.8 miles).