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Leas Park Junior School

Primary · ages 7-11MixedCouncil269 pupilsMansfieldNottinghamshire
School Chooser Score
8
Well below
similar schools
Likely range 4 to 14
Out of 100. Better than 8% of the 50 schools most like it. Slipping year on year.
OfstedGoodLast Ofsted inspection, May 2023
Reached the expected level at 1136%England 63%
Attendance95.1%England 94.8%
Pupils from low-income families22%A bit fewer than most schools
Places11 spare269 pupils, 280 places
Pupils per teacher25.4School workforce census

Leas Park Junior School is a council school in Mansfield for boys and girls aged 7 to 11. It has 269 pupils and room for 280. About 22 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, a bit fewer than at most schools. We give it 8 out of 100. That puts it well below schools like it, ahead of 8% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2023.

Ley Lane, Mansfield Woodhouse, Mansfield, NG19 8LD01623 477629leaspark.notts.sch.ukMrs Toni Hall headteacherAll details

What Ofsted found

Ofsted's last full inspection was on 23 May 2023, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.

Good overall.

TeachingOfsted calls this “quality of education”
Good
BehaviourOfsted calls this “behaviour and attitudes”
Good
WellbeingOfsted calls this “personal development”
Good
LeadershipOfsted calls this “leadership and management”
Good
Safeguarding
Effective
Yes
Earlier inspections (1)
DateTypeOutcome
9 February 2022UngradedSchool remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next

Results

Year 6 results (SATs), summer 2025

67 children took the tests. Here is how they did against every state primary in England.

Reached the expected level at 1136%
England 63%
Official name: Expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Working above the expected level1%
England 8%
Official name: Higher standard in reading, writing and maths
Reading score103.0
England 105.6
Official name: Reading average scaled score
Maths score101.0
England 104.6
Official name: Maths average scaled score
Trend
Reached the expected level at 11
2017 to 2025
2017: 59%59%20172018: 61%61%20182019: 60%60%20192023: 47%47%20232024: 21%21%20242025: 36%36%2025
Since 2017: -23%Declining overall
All Year 6 measures, year by year
Measure202520242023201920182017NottinghamshireEngland
Pupils tested676868706970
Reached the expected level at 11Expected standard in reading, writing and maths36%21%47%60%61%59%63%63%
Working above the expected levelHigher standard in reading, writing and maths1%1%3%10%10%7%7%8%
Reading scoreReading average scaled score103.0102.0105.0104.0103.0105.0105.4105.6
Maths scoreMaths average scaled score101.099.0101.0105.0104.0104.0104.6104.6
Grammar and spelling scoreGPS average scaled score102.0102.0104.0107.0105.0106.0105.0105.2
Expected level: readingReading expected standard61%62%71%71%72%73%
Expected level: mathsMaths expected standard61%47%62%80%78%77%
Expected level: writingWriting expected standard (teacher assessed)42%29%56%77%74%77%
Reading progressReading progress score-1.2-1.2-1.6-1.0
Maths progressMaths progress score-3.8-1.1-0.6-1.2
Expected level: low-income pupilsExpected standard, disadvantaged21%6%23%54%44%42%
Expected level: other pupilsExpected standard, non-disadvantaged42%25%53%61%67%62%

There are no progress figures for 2025. That year group missed their Year 2 tests during Covid, so there was no starting point to measure from. Progress figures come back with the December 2026 results. Tests were cancelled altogether in 2020 and 2021.

Does every child do well here?

A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. 2 of the 3 gaps are smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.

At the end of primary school, 2025

Reached the expected level at 11Low-income pupils vs other pupils
21%42%
Gap 21 ptsEngland 21 pts
Reached the expected level at 11Boys vs girls
35%37%
Gap 2 ptsEngland 5 pts
Reached the higher level at 11Low-income pupils vs all pupils
0%1%
Gap 1 ptsEngland 5 pts
First groupSecond groupEngland, each group

Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Nearly full271 pupils for 280 places, 2024/25
97% full

Fewer than one place in twenty is empty, so in most years more families apply than there are places. Living close by, or already having a child here, makes a real difference. Pupil numbers have stayed about the same since 2021/22.

Will my child get a place?

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 (68 offers for 70 places).

EntryPlacesApplied at allGot a placeHow far the last child livedSource
2026 Primary706868all offeredLA
2025 Primary706464all offeredLA
2024 Primary706565all offeredLA

Who goes here

Who a school teaches matters. That is why our score compares it with schools that take in a similar mix of children, not with every school in the country.

Pupils on roll269Census January 2026
Places28096% full
Pupils from low-income families22%22% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English7%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support16%42 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan2%4 pupils with a plan
Average class size29.99 classes, January 2026; England 25.4
Classes with more than 30 pupils67%Infant classes are capped at 30 by law; England 10%
Pupils with extra funding (pupil premium)22%£93,000 extra funding in 2026/27; England 24%
Boys and girls133 / 136
White British pupils89%

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: Moderate learning difficulty (13), emotional and mental health (12), Autistic spectrum disorder (9), language and communications needs (8), Hearing impairment (1), Multi-sensory impairment (1).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll269268270276278279
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals22%24%24%24%19%18%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language7%7%5%4%3%2%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support13%16%17%12%12%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans2%2%0%0%0%

Attendance and behaviour

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 95.1% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.

Attendance95.1%
England 94.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Pupils missing a lot of school11.2%
England 12.8%
Official name: Persistent absence
Suspensions per 100 pupils0.82024/25, no permanent exclusions
Missed without permission1.6%of school time, 2024/25
Attendance year by year
Measure2024/252023/242022/232021/222020/212018/19England
Sessions missedOverall absence4.9%6.0%5.7%5.9%3.4%3.7%5.2%
Missed with permissionAuthorised absence3.3%4.1%3.5%4.2%2.6%2.6%
Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence1.6%2.0%2.3%1.7%0.8%1.1%
Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence11.2%15.9%14.4%17.3%10.3%8.0%12.8%
SuspensionsSuspension rate0.82.23.62.20.7
Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions01100

Staff and money

From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.

Teachers10.6full-time equivalent, 11 people
Pupils per teacher25.4Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers100%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants8.2full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£50,667
Teachers who left in the year10%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0
Sick days per teacher1.62024/25

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.

Spend per pupil£6,033England £7,738. Total £1.6m
Income per pupil£6,154England £7,697. Total £1.6m
Spent on teachers per pupil£2,656England £3,480
Money in reserve25%A lot put by: £404k, £1,506 per pupil. England 6%
Money in against money out+£32kit took in more than it spent this year
Where the money goes£6,033spent per pupil

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

Crimes within 500 m46312 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate107 per 1,000 people18% higher than the England average
Typical house price£190,000Mansfield
Nearest bus stop190 mPark Avenue, 21 stops within 500 m

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.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Nettleworth Infant and Nursery SchoolCouncil60 m224Good 202324Compare
St Edmund's CofE (C) Primary & Nursery SchoolChurch of England760 m238Report card 202635Compare
The Bramble AcademyAcademy900 m151Good 202414Compare
Northfield Primary and Nursery SchoolCouncil990 m367No overall grade 202546Compare
Peafield Lane AcademyAcademy0.7 miles299Good 202257Compare
Heatherley Primary SchoolCouncil1.3 miles326Good 202374Compare
Holly Primary SchoolCouncil1.5 miles298Good 202363Compare
St Philip Neri With St Bede Catholic Voluntary AcademyAcademy1.5 miles471Good 202351Compare

Compared with schools like it

Our score compares Leas Park Junior School with the 48 schools in England whose pupils are most like its own. We match on family income, how many children are learning English, special needs, the neighbourhood, the size of the school and how it admits pupils. Those 48 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.

Beats8%of schools with a similar mix of pupils
Near the bottom of its group. Its score of 8 is 29 points below the typical school in the group.
0Lowest of the group 4 · middle 36 · highest 92100

Nearby schools with a similar mix of pupils that score higher

Of those 48 schools, these are within 25 km and score at least five points more than Leas Park Junior School, nearest first. A school with the same kind of pupils and a higher score is the fairest sign that it gets more out of them.

SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Awsworth Primary and Nursery SchoolAcademy13.0 miles262Good 202236Compare

How the score was worked out

The score is out of 100. A 8 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 8% of primary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 4 to 14. Every part is judged against schools with a similar mix of pupils. For small schools we pull each part towards the group average, so one unusual year can't swing the score too far.

What we looked atHow much it countsAgainst schools like itEffect on the scoreBased on
Results over three years25%well below
-0.29
2025, 2024 and 2023 results; 67 pupils
Ofsted inspection19% (normally 20%, cut because the inspection is old)in line
+0.01
Ofsted grade, 3.3 years old
Progress pupils make20%well below
-0.24
DfE progress measure; 67 pupils
Direction of travel over five years10%below
-0.08
results and attendance falling year on year
Attendance and behaviour10%in line
+0.03
2024/25; 278 pupils
Results, allowing for the mix of pupils10%well below
-0.21
Attainment relative to schools with a similar intake; 67 pupils
What parents say0%no data

Worked out on 13 September 2026 (method v1). Read how the score works, including every weight and the checks we run. Think a number is wrong? Tell us.

Questions parents ask

Is Leas Park Junior School a good school?

The figures are weak. Leas Park Junior School scores 8 out of 100. That is well below schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 8% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 4 to 14, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much. Its results have been slipping over the last five years.

What is Leas Park Junior School's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated Leas Park Junior School good at its last full inspection on 23 May 2023.

How good are Leas Park Junior School's SATs results?

In summer 2025, 36% of Year 6 children reached the expected level in reading, writing and maths. Across England it was 63%. 1% went further and reached the higher level.

How many pupils does Leas Park Junior School have?

269 pupils aged 7 to 11 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 280 places, so it is 96% full.

Is Leas Park Junior School oversubscribed?

Often. Fewer than one place in twenty was empty in 2024/25, so popular year groups fill up.

What is attendance like at Leas Park Junior School?

Pupils were in school 95.1% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 11% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.

How big are the classes at Leas Park Junior School?

The average class had 29.9 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. 67% of classes had more than 30 pupils.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Ley Lane, Mansfield Woodhouse, Mansfield, NG19 8LD
Telephone
01623 477629
Website
www.leaspark.notts.sch.uk
Headteacher
Mrs Toni Hall
Type of school
Council school (Community school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 7-11
Gender
Mixed
Local authority
Nottinghamshire
Ward
Manor
Constituency
Mansfield
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
122441 · LAESTAB 8912094 · UKPRN 10075119

Where these figures come from