Academy sponsor led · Nottinghamshire

The Python Hill Academy

5–11Ages
307Pupils
PrimaryPhase
146314URN

Kirklington Road, Rainworth, Mansfield, NG21 0JZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

0.7 below Nottinghamshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Nottinghamshire

71 applications for 38 places · 175th of 211 in Nottinghamshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

75%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 · 24 January 2023Ofsted'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

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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

1.9applications per place, Reception

0.7 below Nottinghamshire median (2.5) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

71 applications · 38 places offered · 38 named it first

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

2026 1.9; Nottinghamshire median median 2.5
2025 2.2; Nottinghamshire median median 2.4
2024 1.7; Nottinghamshire median median 2.4
2023 1.9; Nottinghamshire median median 2.4
2022 1.5; Nottinghamshire median median 2.4
2021 1.7; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3
2020 1.7; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3
2019 1.7; Nottinghamshire median median 2.2
2018 1.6; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3; as the previous school
2017 1.5; Nottinghamshire median median 2.2; as the previous school
2016 1.8; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3; as the previous school
2015 2.0; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3; as the previous school
2014 1.6; Nottinghamshire median median 2.2; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Nottinghamshire median in 0 of 8 years.

This school
Nottinghamshire median

Dashed bars: as Python Hill Primary School (URN 133389), 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	38	71	1.9	38	1.00
Sep 2025	30	65	2.2	30	1.00
Sep 2024	46	76	1.7	45	0.98
Sep 2023	34	64	1.9	32	0.94
Sep 2022	38	55	1.5	38	1.00
Sep 2021	31	53	1.7	31	1.00
Sep 2020	34	58	1.7	31	0.91
Sep 2019	44	74	1.7	43	0.98
Sep 2018 *	46	72	1.6	45	0.98
Sep 2017 *	37	57	1.5	37	1.00
Sep 2016 *	50	92	1.8	58	1.16
Sep 2015 *	45	90	2.0	44	0.98
Sep 2014 *	50	81	1.6	53	1.06

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 77% · Writing 84% · Maths 86% → all three 75% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard75%41st of 223 in Nottinghamshire

Nottinghamshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard77%

Nottinghamshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard36%

Nottinghamshire 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard84%

Nottinghamshire 76% England 75%

Greater depth16%

Nottinghamshire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard86%

Nottinghamshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard18%

Nottinghamshire 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	75%	11%	106	105
2023/24	82%	15%	108	107
2022/23	87%	11%	107	105

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 Python Hill AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

1.9applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Lake View Primary and Nursery School
1.0 km · Nottinghamshire

Not yet inspected

2.8applications per place
Heathlands Primary School
1.9 km · Nottinghamshire

2025

3.4applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Blidworth Oaks Primary School
1.9 km · Nottinghamshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Oak Tree Primary School
3.7 km · Nottinghamshire

Good2023

1.5applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
St Peter's CofE Primary Academy, Mansfield
3.7 km · Nottinghamshire

Good2022

1.6applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
4.0 km · Nottinghamshire

Good2022

2.3applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Wynndale Primary School
4.1 km · Nottinghamshire

2026

4.1applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Berry Hill Primary School
4.4 km · Nottinghamshire

Standards maintained2025

3.8applications per place 53%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: 146314 · 891/2036
Trust: The Forge Trust
Capacity: 350 pupils · 307 on roll
Free school meals: 32.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2018
Replaced: Python Hill Primary School (URN 133389)
Address: Kirklington Road, Rainworth, Mansfield, NG21 0JZ
Local authority: Nottinghamshire · Newark and Sherwood

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