Church Vale Primary School and Foundation Unit
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Mansfield, Nottinghamshire
Church Vale Primary School and Foundation Unit is a primary school in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 16 November 2022. Nottinghamshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Laurel Avenue, Church Warsop, Mansfield, NG20 0TE
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Nottinghamshire
- Pupils on roll
- 219 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 34.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 16 November 2022
Strengths
- “This is a school that is rooted in its community and aims for every pupil to ‘Reach for the Stars’.”
- “The school has high ambitions for every child to succeed.”
- “There are regular enrichment events, such as an annual careers fair and residential visits, to support this.”
To improve
- “However, in some subjects, leaders have not set out in precise detail exactly what pupils must know and remember.”
- “Some teachers do not check carefully enough what pupils know and can do in order to provide them with exactly the right next steps in their learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 January 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 69% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 27 first-preference applications, 27 offers in total, 27 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2018 to 2026, as Nottinghamshire published it, drawn on the map
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Nottinghamshire.
- Hetts Lane Infant and Nursery School 0.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Birklands Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Sherwood Junior School 1.1 mi Good
- Netherfield Infant School (Welbeck Federation of Schools) 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Cuckney CofE Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Eastlands Junior School (Welbeck Federation of Schools) 1.2 mi Not judged
- Northfield Primary and Nursery School 3.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Leas Park Junior School 3.5 mi Good