Mansel Primary

About Mansel Primary

Mansel Primary, a state primary in Sheffield, was rated Good in its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2023, a rating it has held consistently across both its graded inspections. The school’s most informative exam metric is the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined at Key Stage 2, which stood at 56% in the 2023/24 academic year. This figure sits just one percentage point below the Sheffield local authority average of 57%, placing Mansel in the middle of the pack locally — ranked 53rd out of 106 primary schools in the area. While the school does not have any pupils achieving the higher standard across all three subjects, individual subject results show 31% reached the higher standard in reading and 14% in maths, with average scaled scores of 105 and 104 respectively.

The Ofsted report from March 2023 awarded Good grades across all five inspected categories: quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. This represents a steady picture compared with the previous inspection in 2017, which also rated overall effectiveness as Good, though the earlier report gave early years provision a Requires Improvement grade. The school’s Progress 8 scores are not available, but the KS2 results suggest solid, if not exceptional, academic outcomes. Nationally, Mansel ranks in the 66th percentile among all primaries, and within Yorkshire and the Humber it sits in the 64th percentile. With 425 pupils on roll against a capacity of 420, the school is effectively full, and 59.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, a figure well above the national average.

Mansel Primary is oversubscribed for the 2025/26 intake, receiving 64 applications for 39 places, with 36 first-preference offers made. The school offers a nursery provision for children from age three and has a broad range of facilities including a library, sports hall, gymnasium, music rooms, art studios and a forest school. Sports on offer include swimming, football, athletics and cross country, while clubs range from chess and book club to film and art club. The school’s SEND provisions are extensive, covering specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social and emotional mental health needs, speech and language communication needs, hearing impairment and autistic spectrum disorder. For families seeking an Outstanding-rated alternative, the nearest such school is Oughtibridge Primary, 3.6 kilometres away. Mansel suits families who value a well-resourced, inclusive primary with consistent Good ratings and a strong local reputation.

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