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Newlands Junior School

Primary · Community school · Mixed · Nottinghamshire

Braemar Road, Mansfield, NG19 0LN

Website 01623480440

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headline score

Ranking (England)

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No ranked results

Ofsted

School remains Good

No graded inspection

Application demand

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No council data

Attendance

95.5%

9.7% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

230

Capacity used

Nearly full

96%

240 places

GCSE rank (England)

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KS2 rank (England)

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Details

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Alison Castledine
Address
Braemar Road, Forest Town, Mansfield, NG19 0LN
Phone
01623480440
Local authority
Nottinghamshire
Ward / constituency
Edwinstowe & Clipstone · Sherwood Forest
Area
Urban: Further from a major town or city
URN
122453

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals46%——
English as additional language6%——
SEN support20%——
48% boys (111)52% girls (119)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

230 pupils · 240 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 26

    14 April 2026

    S5 Inspection · report card

    InclusionExpected standard
    AchievementStrong standard
    Safeguarding standardsMet
    Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
    Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
    Leadership and governanceExpected standard
    Early yearsNot applicable
    Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
    Post-16 provisionNot applicable
  2. 22

    12 January 2022

    Ungraded inspection

    School remains Good
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Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 237 pupils

Attendance

95.5%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

4.5%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

9.7%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.4%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.6%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

2%
20/21
11%
21/22
15%
22/23
14%
23/24
10%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths82%——
Higher standard3%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard63%
+1% vs England
Higher standard2%
-6% vs England

Reading

Expected standard71%
-4% vs England
Higher standard19%
-14% vs England
Average score102
-4 vs England

Writing

Expected standard85%
+13% vs England
Greater depth7%
-6% vs England

Maths

Expected standard75%
+1% vs England
Higher standard15%
-11% vs England
Average score103
-2 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard69%
-4% vs England
Higher standard15%
-15% vs England
Average score102
-3 vs England

Science

Expected standard83%
+1% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

912019822023822024632025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)63%61%
Higher standard2%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Nottinghamshire council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.