Academy converter · Nottinghamshire

Blidworth Oaks Primary School

2–11Ages
366Pupils
PrimaryPhase
148856URN

Haywood Avenue, Blidworth, Blidworth Oaks Primary School, Mansfield, NG21 0RE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

0.7 below Nottinghamshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Nottinghamshire

86 applications for 47 places · 177th of 211 in Nottinghamshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

67%met the expected standard

Nottinghamshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 1 April 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
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

1.8applications per place, Reception

0.7 below Nottinghamshire median (2.5) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

86 applications · 47 places offered · 47 named it first

2026 1.8; Nottinghamshire median median 2.5
2025 2.0; Nottinghamshire median median 2.4
2024 1.9; Nottinghamshire median median 2.4
2023 2.1; Nottinghamshire median median 2.4
2022 2.1; Nottinghamshire median median 2.4; as the previous school
2021 1.9; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3; as the previous school
2020 2.0; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3; as the previous school
2019 1.5; Nottinghamshire median median 2.2; as the previous school
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 1.4; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3; as the previous school
2015 1.5; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3; as the previous school
2014 1.5; Nottinghamshire median median 2.2; as the previous school

This school
Nottinghamshire median

Dashed bars: as Blidworth Oaks Primary School (URN 131560), 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	47	86	1.8	47	1.00
Sep 2025	45	89	2.0	44	0.98
Sep 2024	45	87	1.9	42	0.93
Sep 2023	45	95	2.1	48	1.07
Sep 2022 *	38	78	2.1	38	1.00
Sep 2021 *	41	79	1.9	41	1.00
Sep 2020 *	45	89	2.0	51	1.13
Sep 2019 *	44	66	1.5	44	1.00
Sep 2018 *	41	67	1.6	40	0.98
Sep 2017 *	32	47	1.5	31	0.97
Sep 2016 *	34	47	1.4	31	0.91
Sep 2015 *	35	54	1.5	34	0.97
Sep 2014 *	34	51	1.5	33	0.97

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 74% · Writing 67% · Maths 72% → all three 67% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard67%107th of 223 in Nottinghamshire

Nottinghamshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard74%

Nottinghamshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard18%

Nottinghamshire 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard67%

Nottinghamshire 76% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Nottinghamshire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard72%

Nottinghamshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard13%

Nottinghamshire 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (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	67%	0%	103	102
2023/24	44%	7%	102	100
2022/23	45%	2%	103	101

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

Blidworth Oaks Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Lake View Primary and Nursery School
1.7 km · Nottinghamshire

Not yet inspected

2.8applications per place
The Python Hill Academy
1.9 km · Nottinghamshire

Good2023

1.9applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Heathlands Primary School
2.9 km · Nottinghamshire

2025

3.4applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Ravenshead CofE Primary School
3.4 km · Nottinghamshire

Good2022

2.6applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Abbey Gates Primary School
3.8 km · Nottinghamshire

Good2024

3.1applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
St Peter's CofE Primary Academy, Mansfield
4.1 km · Nottinghamshire

Good2022

1.6applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Oak Tree Primary School
4.9 km · Nottinghamshire

Good2023

1.5applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Berry Hill Primary School
4.9 km · Nottinghamshire

Standards maintained2025

3.8applications per place 53%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
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Needs attention
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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 converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 148856 · 891/3793
Trust: East Midlands Education Trust
Capacity: 315 pupils · 366 on roll
Free school meals: 30.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 August 2022
Replaced: Blidworth Oaks Primary School (URN 131560)
Address: Haywood Avenue, Blidworth, Blidworth Oaks Primary School, Mansfield, NG21 0RE
Local authority: Nottinghamshire · Newark and Sherwood

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