Peafield Lane Academy

Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Mansfield, Nottinghamshire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

1.966 miles

Published by Nottinghamshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026

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Peafield Lane Academy is a primary school in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 5 October 2022. Nottinghamshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.

Peafield Lane Academy 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	1.966 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

In Reception 2026 the last child offered a place lived 1.966 miles away, the 122nd shortest of 256 Nottinghamshire primary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 2.20 miles).
The 2026 Reception last distance was further than in 2025 and in 2020; it has swung sharply between some years, most of all from 2025 to 2026.
In 2024/25, 76% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 7% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
That 2024/25 reading, writing and maths figure was the highest of 7 schools: this one and the 6 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Nottinghamshire that have results.

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: Litton Road, Mansfield Woodhouse, Mansfield, NG19 9PB
Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Ages: 3–11
Council: Nottinghamshire
Pupils on roll: 299 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 24.4% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 21

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

Ofsted

School remains Good Inspected 5 October 2022

Strengths

“Pupils really enjoy coming to this school.”
“Pupils think their teachers set good examples for them.”
“Peafield Lane Academy is a happy place to learn and grow.”

To improve

“These leaders have only received recent support in helping them to guide their colleagues.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 29 November 2022 (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)	76%	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: 28 first-preference applications, 28 offers in total, 28 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.

Leas Park Junior School 0.7 mi Good
Nettleworth Infant and Nursery School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
St Edmund's CofE (C) Primary & Nursery School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Holly Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Heatherley Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Forest Town Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
The Bramble Academy 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
Abbey Primary School 1.2 mi Improved significantly Last distance published