John T Rice Infant and Nursery School

Primary · Community school · Ages 3–7 · Mansfield, Nottinghamshire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

0.898 miles

Published by Nottinghamshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026

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John T Rice Infant and Nursery School is a primary school in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire for ages 3–7 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 14 December 2023. Nottinghamshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.

John T Rice Infant and Nursery School catchment area: last distance offered

Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.

Entry	Last distance offered
Reception 2026	0.898 mi
Reception 2025	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2024	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2023	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2022	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2021	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2020	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2019	🔒 With a pass

And 1 earlier figure.

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

The last Reception place in 2026 went to a child 0.898 miles away, the 51st shortest of 256 Nottinghamshire primary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 2.20 miles).
That 2026 distance was about the same as in 2025 and further than in 2019, after sharp swings between some years.
For Reception 2026 there were 48 first-choice applications for 48 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
Some 21.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, below the middle figure of 35.7% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Nottinghamshire.

Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Nottinghamshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.

Key facts

Address: Braemar Road, Forest Town, Mansfield, NG19 0LL
Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
Ages: 3–7
Council: Nottinghamshire
Pupils on roll: 188 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 21.8% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 22.3

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

School remains Good Inspected 14 December 2023

Strengths

“Pupils thrive at John T Rice Infant and Nursery School.”
“They are happy to attend school and are well looked after by the caring team of committed staff.”
“Parents and carers are full of praise, with one commenting: ‘I couldn’t wish for a better school for my daughter to start her education journey at.’”

To improve

“However, across a few subjects, some pupils struggle to recall parts of their learning in sufficient detail.”
“However, in some cases, the school has not ensured that pupils have the prior knowledge they need to help them understand new subject content.”
“When this happens, pupils do not learn as quickly as they could.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 29 January 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

2026 Reception entry: 48 first-preference applications, 48 offers in total, 48 offers to first-preference applicants.

Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.

Nearby primary schools

Straight-line distance, in Nottinghamshire.

Newlands Junior School 0.2 mi No Ofsted grade
Samuel Barlow Primary Academy 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Holly Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Forest Town Primary School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Peafield Lane Academy 1.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Oak Tree Primary School 1.6 mi Good Last distance published
Heatherley Primary School 1.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Abbey Primary School 1.8 mi Improved significantly Last distance published