Academy sponsor led · Nottinghamshire

Birklands Primary School

3–11Ages
331Pupils
PrimaryPhase
140659URN

Appleton Street, Warsop, Mansfield, NG20 0QF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jul 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

close to Nottinghamshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Nottinghamshire

95 applications for 39 places · 112th of 211 in Nottinghamshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

73%met the expected standard

Nottinghamshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 7 July 2026Published 7 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement		Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour		Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years			Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Strong standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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Inspection history

7 July 2026
Report card · 5 Strong standard, 2 Expected standard
21 July 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

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About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.4applications per place, Reception

close to Nottinghamshire median (2.5) 0.3 above England median (2.2)

95 applications · 39 places offered · 39 named it first

2026 2.4; Nottinghamshire median median 2.5
2025 2.2; Nottinghamshire median median 2.4
2024 1.9; Nottinghamshire median median 2.4
2023 1.9; Nottinghamshire median median 2.4
2022 2.3; Nottinghamshire median median 2.4
2021 2.4; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3
2020 2.3; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3
2019 2.3; Nottinghamshire median median 2.2
2018 2.7; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3
2017 2.1; Nottinghamshire median median 2.2
2016 2.7; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3
2015 2.7; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3
2014 3.1; Nottinghamshire median median 2.2; as the previous school

This school
Nottinghamshire median

Dashed bars: as Birklands Primary and Nursery School (URN 122495), the previous school.

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	39	95	2.4	39	1.00
Sep 2025	44	95	2.2	47	1.07
Sep 2024	39	73	1.9	35	0.90
Sep 2023	39	73	1.9	38	0.97
Sep 2022	35	81	2.3	35	1.00
Sep 2021	35	83	2.4	34	0.97
Sep 2020	40	90	2.3	37	0.93
Sep 2019	29	67	2.3	27	0.93
Sep 2018	24	64	2.7	23	0.96
Sep 2017	18	37	2.1	14	0.78
Sep 2016	16	43	2.7	16	1.00
Sep 2015	20	54	2.7	17	0.85
Sep 2014 *	13	40	3.1	13	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 78% · Writing 73% · Maths 78% → all three 73% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard73%54th of 223 in Nottinghamshire

Nottinghamshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard78%

Nottinghamshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard35%

Nottinghamshire 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard73%

Nottinghamshire 76% England 75%

Greater depth19%

Nottinghamshire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard78%

Nottinghamshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard22%

Nottinghamshire 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Nottinghamshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	73%	11%	106	104
2023/24	64%	4%	103	103
2022/23	64%	3%	105	103

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Birklands Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.4applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Hetts Lane Infant and Nursery School
0.2 km · Nottinghamshire

Standards maintained2024

2.4applications per place
Sherwood Junior School
0.5 km · Nottinghamshire

Requires significant improvement 2026

27%met the SATs standard
Church Vale Primary School and Foundation Unit
1.3 km · Nottinghamshire

Remains Good2022

1.8applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Netherfield Infant School (Welbeck Federation of Schools)
2.1 km · Nottinghamshire

Good2022

1.4applications per place
Eastlands Junior School (Welbeck Federation of Schools)
2.1 km · Nottinghamshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

38%met the SATs standard
Cuckney CofE Primary School
3.1 km · Nottinghamshire

Good2024

1.6applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
4.0 km · Derbyshire

Remains Outstanding2024

2.1applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Brookfield Primary School
4.2 km · Derbyshire

Requires improvement2024

1.5applications per place 19%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 140659 · 891/2020
Trust: Nova Education Trust
Capacity: 315 pupils · 331 on roll
Free school meals: 31.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 April 2014
Replaced: Birklands Primary and Nursery School (URN 122495)
Address: Appleton Street, Warsop, Mansfield, NG20 0QF
Local authority: Nottinghamshire · Mansfield

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources