Hetts Lane Infant and Nursery School
Hetts Lane Infant and Nursery School is a council school in Mansfield for boys and girls aged 3 to 7. It has 135 pupils and room for 180. About 34 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England.
Hetts Lane, Warsop, Mansfield, NG20 0AS01623 842224hettslane.comMrs Lucy Stancliffe headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Results
No published results yet for this school.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
62 places were empty (34% of the total), so almost everyone who applies gets in. Pupil numbers have fallen by 28% since 2021/22, so places are getting easier to find.
In 2026 every child who applied got a place, so how far away you live didn't matter. That could change if the school gets more popular.
We measure in a straight line from the middle of your postcode to the school. The council measures its own way, and the cut-off changes every year. Use this as a rough guide, and read the council's admissions booklet before you apply.
How places were given out for September 2026. Every child who applied got a place (34 offers for 60 places).
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (8), language and communications needs (7), Autistic spectrum disorder (6), Physical disability (2), Other difficulty or disability (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 135 | 153 | 172 | 199 | 210 | 194 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 27% | 24% | 23% | 27% | 25% | 30% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 6% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 3% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 14% | 17% | 12% | 13% | 13% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 2% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 1% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 92.0% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2018/19 | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 8.0% | 9.1% | 8.9% | 10.5% | 5.3% | 5.0% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 6.1% | 6.5% | 6.4% | 8.4% | 4.5% | 3.5% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 2.0% | 2.6% | 2.5% | 2.1% | 0.8% | 1.5% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 27.8% | 30.5% | 32.8% | 42.6% | 16.0% | 13.0% | 12.8% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birklands Primary School | Academy | 240 m | 331 | Good 2022 | 57 | Compare |
| Sherwood Junior School | Council | 700 m | 229 | Good 2021 | 4 | Compare |
| Church Vale Primary School and Foundation Unit | Council | 0.7 miles | 219 | Good 2022 | 47 | Compare |
| Netherfield Infant School (Welbeck Federation of Schools) | Council | 1.2 miles | 88 | Good 2022 | 30 | Compare |
| Eastlands Junior School (Welbeck Federation of Schools) | Council | 1.2 miles | 100 | No overall grade 2025 | 6 | Compare |
| Cuckney CofE Primary School | Church of England | 1.8 miles | 121 | Good 2024 | 38 | Compare |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | Academy | 2.5 miles | 248 | Outstanding 2024 | 85 | Compare |
| Brookfield Primary School | Council | 2.6 miles | 143 | Requires improvement 2024 | 2 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Hetts Lane Infant and Nursery School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Hetts Lane Infant and Nursery School yet.
How many pupils does Hetts Lane Infant and Nursery School have?
135 pupils aged 3 to 7 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 180 places, so it is 75% full.
Is Hetts Lane Infant and Nursery School oversubscribed?
Probably not. 62 places were empty in 2024/25 (34% of the total), so most families who apply get a place.
What is attendance like at Hetts Lane Infant and Nursery School?
Pupils were in school 92.0% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 28% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
How big are the classes at Hetts Lane Infant and Nursery School?
The average class had 27.0 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. 20% of classes had more than 30 pupils.
Does Hetts Lane Infant and Nursery School have a breakfast club?
Yes. It is on the government's free breakfast club programme, so every pupil can have a free half-hour breakfast club before school.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Hetts Lane, Warsop, Mansfield, NG20 0AS
- Telephone
- 01623 842224
- Website
- www.hettslane.com
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lucy Stancliffe
- Free breakfast club
- Yes: on the government's programme, so every pupil can have a free half-hour breakfast club before school (listed since September 2026).
- Type of school
- Council school (Community school, local authority maintained schools)
- Phase
- Primary school, ages 3-7, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Ward
- Meden
- Constituency
- Mansfield
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 122496 · LAESTAB 8912174 · UKPRN 10072811
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Class sizes: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, consistent financial reporting 2024/25.
- Admissions outcomes: Nottinghamshire council's published allocation statistics (source), entry years 2024, 2025, 2026.
- Breakfast club: DfE list of schools on the free breakfast club programme.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.