Birklands Primary School
Appleton Street, Mansfield, NG20 0QF
331 pupils · 105% of 315 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- NOVA EDUCATION TRUST
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Free school meals
- 31.9%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 21 July 2022, published 8 September 2022. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 73% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 11% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 39 | 39 | 95 | 39 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 44 | 47 | 95 | 44 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 39 | 35 | 73 | 39 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 39 | 38 | 73 | 39 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 35 | 35 | 81 | 35 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 35 | 34 | 83 | 35 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 40 | 37 | 90 | 39 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 29 | 27 | 67 | 29 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Hetts Lane Infant and Nursery School 0.2 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Sherwood Junior School 0.5 km · Good (2021) · previous system
- Church Vale Primary School and Foundation Unit 1.3 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Netherfield Infant School (Welbeck Federation of Schools) 2.1 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Eastlands Junior School (Welbeck Federation of Schools) 2.1 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Cuckney CofE Primary School 3.1 km · Good (2024) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.