The Python Hill Academy
Kirklington Road, Mansfield, NG21 0JZ
307 pupils · 88% of 350 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 5–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- THE FORGE TRUST
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Free school meals
- 32.5%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
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 24 January 2023, published 2 March 2023. 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 | 75% |
| 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 | 38 | 38 | 71 | 38 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 30 | 30 | 65 | 30 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 46 | 45 | 76 | 46 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 34 | 32 | 64 | 33 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 38 | 38 | 55 | 38 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 31 | 31 | 53 | 31 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 34 | 31 | 58 | 31 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 44 | 43 | 74 | 43 |
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
- Lake View Primary and Nursery School 1 km · No Ofsted rating
- Heathlands Primary School 1.9 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2025)
- Blidworth Oaks Primary School 1.9 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Oak Tree Primary School 3.7 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- St Peter's CofE Primary Academy, Mansfield 3.7 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 4 km · Good (2022) · 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.