Northfield Primary and Nursery SchoolThe Bramble Academy

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Mansfield.

Summary of the comparison

Northfield Primary and Nursery School and The Bramble Academy are primary schools in Mansfield.

Northfield Primary and Nursery School scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and The Bramble Academy scores 45 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Northfield Primary and Nursery School is ahead on our composite score.
Northfield Primary and Nursery School was judged the expected standard and The Bramble Academy was judged Good.
On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 71.0% for Northfield Primary and Nursery School and 40.0% for The Bramble Academy.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Northfield Primary and Nursery School (42.0% in 2022-23, 71.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at The Bramble Academy (33.0% in 2022-23, 40.0% in 2024-25).

Northfield Primary and Nursery School versus The Bramble Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure	MansfieldNorthfield Primary and Nursery School	MansfieldThe Bramble Academy	England average
Overview
Our score	D53/100Stronger figure	D45/100
Local ranking	146th of 266 in Nottinghamshire Stronger figure	183rd of 266 in Nottinghamshire
Inspection	Ofsted: Good	Ofsted: Good
School type	Community school	Academy sponsor led
Phase	Primary	Primary
Age range	3-11	3-11
Gender	Mixed	Mixed
Pupils on roll	390	172
Capacity	450	210
Location	Mansfield, NG19 8PG	Mansfield, NG19 8DF
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard	71.0% Stronger figure	40.0%	62.0%
At higher standard	0.0%	3.0% Stronger figure	8.0%
Reading average scaled score	105.0 Stronger figure	101.0	106.0
Maths average scaled score	106.0 Stronger figure	100.0	105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census	390	172
Free school meals (ever 6)	33.4%	48.5%
English as an additional language	11.5%	27.9%
SEN support	11.0%	14.5%
SEN with an EHC plan	1.0%	2.9%
Attendance
Overall absence	5.2% Stronger figure	6.6%	6.2%
Persistent absence	14.8% Stronger figure	19.3%	15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.