Heathlands Primary School

About Heathlands Primary School

Heathlands Primary School in Mansfield holds a Good rating from Ofsted, a significant improvement from its previous Requires Improvement judgement in 2012. The school's most recent graded inspection in 2014 confirmed this Good rating, and an ungraded inspection in 2018 found it remains on that trajectory. For academic outcomes, the most telling metric is the Key Stage 2 combined expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Here, 60% of pupils met the expected standard in the 2023/24 academic year, which is just a hair below the Nottinghamshire local authority average of 61%. This places Heathlands 129th out of 286 primary schools in the county, and 15th out of 27 schools within Mansfield itself. While the school sits in the bottom 50% nationally, its performance is broadly in line with the local picture, making it a solid, middle-of-the-road option for families in the area.

Digging deeper into the 2023/24 KS2 results, the picture is mixed but shows clear strengths. In maths, 90% of pupils reached the expected standard, well above the national average, and the average scaled score of 104 is strong. Reading and writing both saw 70% of pupils hitting the expected standard, with average reading scores at 105. However, the proportion of pupils achieving the higher standard across all three subjects is low, at just 5%, and only 15% reached the higher standard in reading. This suggests the school is effective at getting most children to a solid level, but less so at stretching the highest achievers. The school's Progress 8 scores are not available, so it's hard to say how much value it adds relative to pupils' starting points, but the raw attainment data points to a school that delivers consistent, if not exceptional, results for the majority of its cohort.

Heathlands is a small primary with 182 pupils on roll, operating just under its capacity of 189. It is oversubscribed: for the 2025/26 intake, there were 60 applications for 24 places, with 23 first-preference offers made, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.5. The school has a nursery provision and caters for children from age 3 to 11. Facilities include a sports hall, ICT suite, playing fields, a library, and a forest school area, which supports a range of clubs including Eco Club, Art Club, Science Club and Book Club. Sports on offer include athletics, gymnastics, tennis, netball and cross country. The school also has a chapel on site. For SEND, Heathlands provides for moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, physical disabilities, and autistic spectrum disorder. With 20.8% of pupils eligible for free school meals, it serves a community with above-average disadvantage, and its inclusive SEND offer makes it a practical choice for families seeking a well-supported, community-focused primary.

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