Forest Town Primary School is a primary school located in Mansfield. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 14/02/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is average, progress in reading and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5%, which is 1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Forest Town Primary School, Clipstone Road West, Mansfield

School Information

Address: Forest Town Primary School, Clipstone Road West, Mansfield, NG19 0ED
Website: www.foresttownprimaryschool.co.uk
Telephone: 01623477211
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Nottinghamshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Nicola Lomas
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 130255

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 14/02/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 375
Number of Pupils: 403
Number of Boys: 190
Number of Girls: 213

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -4.2 Confidence interval -6.1 to -2.3
Writing
Average: -0.9 Confidence interval -2.6 to 0.8
Maths
Well Below Average: -5.1 Confidence interval -6.7 to -3.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:35%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:99
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:99
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Forest Town Primary School
Forest Town Primary School, Clipstone Road West , Forest Town NG19 0ED
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Holly Primary School
Holly Drive , Forest Town NG19 0NT
3out of 4 354 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Heatherley Primary School
Heatherley Drive , Forest Town NG19 0PY
3out of 4 705 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Abbey Primary School
Stuart Avenue , NG19 0AB
- not rated 760 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Asquith Primary School
Asquith Street , NG18 3DG
3out of 4 1,680 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Samworth Church Academy
Sherwood Hall Road , NG18 2DY
3out of 4 903 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Brunts Academy
The Park , NG18 2AT
3out of 4 1,803 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Garibaldi School
Forest Town , NG19 0JX
3out of 4 2,290 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
The Manor Academy
Park Hall Road , Mansfield Woodhouse NG19 8QA
3out of 4 2,942 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Queen Elizabeth's Academy
Chesterfield Road South , NG19 7AP
2out of 4 3,205 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
REAL Alternative Provision School
6 Woodhouse Road , NG18 2AD
- not rated 2,417 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Saville House School
11 Church Street , Mansfield Woodhouse NG19 8AH
- not rated 2,684 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Yeoman Park Academy
Park Hall Road , Mansfield Woodhouse NG19 8PS
4out of 4 2,707 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.