The Bramble Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · Mansfield, Nottinghamshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.443 miles
Published by Nottinghamshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2018–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
The Bramble Academy is a primary school in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 2 July 2024. Nottinghamshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
The Bramble 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 | 0.443 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 2026, the last Reception place offered went to a child living 0.443 miles away, the 13th shortest of 256 Nottinghamshire primary schools with a published last distance.
- That 2026 Reception distance was about the same as in 2025 and nearer than in 2020, and it was the shortest of the 7 years with a published distance.
- Reception 2026 entry drew 7 first-choice applications for 9 offers: 0.8 first choices per offer, the 2nd lowest of 248 Nottinghamshire primary schools.
- In 2024/25, 40% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 3% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- Oxclose Lane, Mansfield Woodhouse, Mansfield, NG19 8DF
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Nottinghamshire
- Pupils on roll
- 151 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 47% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 2 July 2024
Strengths
- “The school has been completely revitalised by the vast array of improvements that have taken place since the last inspection.”
- “Pupils, and parents and carers, describe how the school has ‘blossomed’.”
- “Many parents gladly recommend the school to others.”
To improve
- “Previously, including in 2023, pupils did not achieve as highly as they should in English and mathematics, including in national tests.”
- “However, there is some inconsistency in how well the curriculum is taught in a few subjects.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 September 2024 (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) | 40% | 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: 7 first-preference applications, 9 offers in total, 7 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.
- St Edmund's CofE (C) Primary & Nursery School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Nettleworth Infant and Nursery School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Leas Park Junior School 0.6 mi Good
- Northfield Primary and Nursery School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Philip Neri With St Bede Catholic Voluntary Academy 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Crescent Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Peafield Lane Academy 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Wainwright Primary Academy 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
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