Academy sponsor led · Nottinghamshire

The Bramble Academy

3–11Ages
151Pupils
PrimaryPhase
141398URN

Oxclose Lane, Mansfield Woodhouse, Mansfield, NG19 8DF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.0per place

1.5 above Nottinghamshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Nottinghamshire

36 applications for 9 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

40%met the expected standard

Nottinghamshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 2 July 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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

4.0applications per place, Reception

1.5 above Nottinghamshire median (2.5) 1.8 above England median (2.2)

36 applications · 9 places offered · 7 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 4.0; Nottinghamshire median median 2.5
2025 2.7; Nottinghamshire median median 2.4
2024 1.8; Nottinghamshire median median 2.4
2023 2.4; Nottinghamshire median median 2.4
2022 1.9; Nottinghamshire median median 2.4
2021 1.9; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3
2020 1.7; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3
2019 2.7; Nottinghamshire median median 2.2
2018 1.2; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3
2017 1.6; Nottinghamshire median median 2.2
2016 1.5; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3
2015 1.6; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3
2014 2.1; Nottinghamshire median median 2.2; as the previous school

This school
Nottinghamshire median

Dashed bars: as Robin Hood Primary and Nursery School (URN 132144), 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	9	36	4.0	7	0.78
Sep 2025	15	40	2.7	15	1.00
Sep 2024	16	28	1.8	15	0.94
Sep 2023	10	24	2.4	9	0.90
Sep 2022	20	37	1.9	19	0.95
Sep 2021	13	25	1.9	9	0.69
Sep 2020	13	22	1.7	8	0.62
Sep 2019	14	38	2.7	9	0.64
Sep 2018	31	37	1.2	18	0.58
Sep 2017	26	41	1.6	14	0.54
Sep 2016	30	46	1.5	26	0.87
Sep 2015	30	49	1.6	22	0.73
Sep 2014 *	30	64	2.1	28	0.93

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 57% · Writing 63% · Maths 50% → all three 40% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard40%202nd of 223 in Nottinghamshire

Nottinghamshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard57%

Nottinghamshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard7%

Nottinghamshire 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard63%

Nottinghamshire 76% England 75%

Greater depth3%

Nottinghamshire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard50%

Nottinghamshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard3%

Nottinghamshire 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 100 (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	40%	3%	101	100
2023/24	44%	0%	100	102
2022/23	33%	0%	101	100

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

The Bramble AcademyThis school
This school

Good2024

4.0applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
St Edmund's CofE (C) Primary & Nursery School
0.8 km · Nottinghamshire

2026

2.5applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Nettleworth Infant and Nursery School
0.8 km · Nottinghamshire

Good2023

1.9applications per place
Leas Park Junior School
0.9 km · Nottinghamshire

Good2023

36%met the SATs standard
Northfield Primary and Nursery School
0.9 km · Nottinghamshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
St Philip Neri With St Bede Catholic Voluntary Academy
1.8 km · Nottinghamshire

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Crescent Primary School
1.9 km · Nottinghamshire

Remains Outstanding2024

2.1applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Peafield Lane Academy
1.9 km · Nottinghamshire

Remains Good2022

3.0applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Wainwright Primary Academy
2.0 km · Nottinghamshire

Good2023

2.5applications per place 49%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 141398 · 891/2022
Trust: Greenwood Academies Trust
Capacity: 210 pupils · 151 on roll
Free school meals: 49.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 January 2015
Replaced: Robin Hood Primary and Nursery School (URN 132144)
Address: Oxclose Lane, Mansfield Woodhouse, Mansfield, NG19 8DF
Local authority: Nottinghamshire · Mansfield

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources