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Birklands Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Vanessa Farr

corporate_fareNOVA EDUCATION TRUST

location_onMansfield, NG20 0QF

language Visit Website phone 1623842163

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2017

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Students

300

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Expected Standard

73%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Birklands Primary School is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Mansfield, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 26% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Birklands Primary School is an academy sponsor led in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of NOVA EDUCATION TRUST. The school has approximately 326 pupils on roll, of whom 33% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 73% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 11% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #41 of 226 primaries in Nottinghamshire and #2,244 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2017. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 27.1:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

73%

LA 62%

Reading78% LA 74%

Writing73% LA 71%

Maths78% LA 74%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

64%

LA 59%England 61%

Reading71% LA 72% · Eng 74%

Writing71% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths76% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

64%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading73% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing79% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths73% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.3

Read

LA -0.2

-2.5 to 1.8

2.5

Write

LA 0.2

0.4 to 4.6

-0.2

Maths

LA 0.0

-2.2 to 1.9

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

46%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading54% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing71% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths61% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.8

Read

LA -0.2

-5.2 to -0.4

1.0

Write

LA 0.3

-1.1 to 3.2

-1.9

Maths

LA -0.1

-3.9 to 0.2

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

55%

LA 63%

Reading62% LA 74%

Writing72% LA 78%

Maths62% LA 75%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3

Read

LA -0.3

-5.2 to -0.8

1.2

Write

LA 0.2

-0.9 to 3.3

-1.1

Maths

LA -0.1

-3.1 to 0.9

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

20 July 2022

Inspection Report

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28 February 2017

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2017-02-28

Academy First Section 5 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2013-05-22

None Legacy

Inadequate

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Inadequate

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 326 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	326	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	319	0	0.0%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	323	1	0.3%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	316	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	309	4	1.3%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	300	4	1.3%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	300	1	0.3%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	301	3	1.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	301	2	0.7%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	284	3	1.1%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	275	1	0.4%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	268	1	0.4%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	260	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	249	1	0.4%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	237	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	237	1	0.4%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	239	2	0.8%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	237	5	2.1%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	241	11	4.6%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	228	7	3.1%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	216	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	212	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	206	1	0.5%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	198	1	0.5%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	187	1	0.5%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	179	8	4.5%	0.5%	1

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Moderate Learning Difficulty 9 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 7 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 4 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 3 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 2 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

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Birklands Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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