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Thoresby Vale Primary Academy

Primary · ages 4-11MixedFree school91 pupilsMansfieldNottinghamshire
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredThere isn't enough published data yet. To get a score, a school needs results or an inspection plus at least one other figure.
Pupils from low-income families26%About the same as most schools in England
Places119 spare91 pupils, 210 places
Pupils per teacher17.1School workforce census
Pupils on roll91Census January 2026

Thoresby Vale Primary Academy is a free school in Mansfield for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 91 pupils and room for 210. About 26 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, about the same as most schools in England.

Lidgett Lane, Edwinstowe, Mansfield, NG21 9TA01623 460501thoresbyvaleprimary-ac.org.ukMrs Rebecca Hurley headteacherAll details

Ofsted

Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet. That is normal for a school that opened in 2025: new schools usually get their first inspection within three years.

Results

No published results yet for this school.

Getting a place

Open to all. There is no entrance test.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Nottinghamshire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll91Census January 2026
Places21043% full
Pupils from low-income families26%26% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English4%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support26%24 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan1%1 pupil with a plan
Average class size19.04 classes, January 2026; England 25.4
Classes with more than 30 pupils0%Infant classes are capped at 30 by law; England 10%
Pupils with extra funding (pupil premium)24%£29,450 extra funding in 2026/27; England 24%
Boys and girls41 / 50
White British pupils90%

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (10), language and communications needs (7), Specific learning difficulty (4), Physical disability (3), Autistic spectrum disorder (1).

Staff

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

Teachers5.3full-time equivalent, 6 people
Pupils per teacher17.1Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers100%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants2.7full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£48,529
Vacancies0

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m1312 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate51 per 1,000 people44% lower than the England average
Typical house price£236,000Newark and Sherwood
Nearest bus stop420 mColliery Lane, 4 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
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, EdwinstoweAcademy940 m103No overall grade 202452Compare
King Edwin Primary and Nursery SchoolCouncil0.9 miles459Good 202459Compare
Maun Infant and Nursery SchoolAcademy1.8 miles160Requires improvement 20221Compare
The Forest View AcademyAcademy1.8 miles194Good 202351Compare
The Parkgate AcademyAcademy2.4 miles331Not inspected44Compare
St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery SchoolAcademy2.6 miles224Good 202345Compare
Eastlands Junior School (Welbeck Federation of Schools)Council3.5 miles100No overall grade 20256Compare
Netherfield Infant School (Welbeck Federation of Schools)Council3.5 miles88Good 202230Compare

Questions parents ask

Is Thoresby Vale Primary Academy a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Thoresby Vale Primary Academy yet.

How many pupils does Thoresby Vale Primary Academy have?

91 pupils aged 4 to 11 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 210 places, so it is 43% full.

How big are the classes at Thoresby Vale Primary Academy?

The average class had 19.0 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. No class 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
Lidgett Lane, Edwinstowe, Mansfield, NG21 9TA
Telephone
01623 460501
Website
www.thoresbyvaleprimary-ac.org.uk
Headteacher
Mrs Rebecca Hurley
Type of school
Free school (Free schools, free schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 4-11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Multi-academy trust
Diverse Academies Trust (16 schools)
Local authority
Nottinghamshire
Ward
Edwinstowe & Clipstone
Constituency
Sherwood Forest
Setting
Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
Opened
1 September 2025 (academy free school)
URN
151707 · LAESTAB 8912054 · UKPRN 10098691

Where these figures come from