Birklands Primary School
Ofsted: Strong
Score
C63
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Location
- Mansfield, NG20 0QF
- Distance
- 0.5km away
Sherwood Junior School
Sherwood Street, Warsop, Mansfield, NG20 0JT
Local ranking257th of 263 primary schools in Nottinghamshire
Ofsted: Needs attentionUpdated— score data refreshed 20 October 2026
Primary
Phase
240
Capacity
7-11
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2025 SATs · Ofsted inspection 14 July 2026. Figures last updated .
Placed in a category of concern: Requires significant improvement.
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Urgent improvement
- Curriculum & teaching
- Needs attention
- Attendance & behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership & governance
- Needs attention
- Inclusion
- Needs attention
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)
2024-25- Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
- 27.0% nat62.0%
- Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
- 4.0% nat8.0%
- Reading (Expected)
- 53.0%
- Writing (Expected)
- 36.0%
- Maths (Expected)
- 56.0%
- Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
- 53.0%
- Reading avg scaled score
- 101.0 nat106.0
- Maths avg scaled score
- 100.0 nat105.0
- GPS avg scaled score
- 101.0
- Cohort Size
- 45
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 209
- Boys
- 100 (44%)
- Girls
- 129 (56%)
- Capacity
- 240 (95% full)
- SEND
- 18.7%
- FSM Eligible
- 45.5%
- EAL
- 4.3%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 0.5%
- SEN Support
- 18.2%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 19.4:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 10.8
- Budget per Pupil
- £6,678/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 7.2% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 22.9% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 91.8%
- White Other: 3.9%
- Black African: 1.0%
- White Traveller: 0.5%
- Gypsy/Roma: 0.5%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.5%
- Mixed White & Asian: 0.5%
- Mixed Other: 0.5%
91.8%
White British
3.9%
White Other
1.0%
Black African
Historical Trends
KS2 Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Sherwood Street
Mansfield, East Midlands
Administrative
- URN
- 122501
- UKPRN
- 10075116
- Establishment No.
- 2180
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