Church Vale Primary School and Foundation Unit

Mansfield · NG20 0TE

General information Primary School · 3-11 years Who goes here 219 pupils, 36.5% FSM

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Church Vale Primary School and Foundation Unit

General Information

Address: Laurel Avenue, Church Warsop, Mansfield, NG20 0TE – View on map
Phone: 01623842250
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Jo Yardley
Age range: 3-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 27 families put it first for 27 places – 10 for every 10 places. Every one of them was offered a place. No places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 9 · 2024 11 · 2025 10 · 2026 10
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: Yes

Who goes here

219 pupils out of 236 places

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 73
% eligible for free school meals: 36.5%
Pupil mix: 2 in 10 (less mixed than the Mansfield average)
English as an additional language: 6% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 13.4% a year (Mansfield 14.3%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 50% moved to another school, 50% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house. This is a small staff, so one or two teachers leaving moves the figure a lot.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

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Across Nottinghamshire: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 11 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 12 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 7 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Nottinghamshire (the council area this school is in), not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 5.6%
Persistently absent pupils: 15.4%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 8.2%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 2.3%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 8 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 3 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 2 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 2 pupils
Other difficulty or disability: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 2 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 2 pupils
Physical disability: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2022 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 69% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 3% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 10 percentage points above the Mansfield average (59%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Below (3-year average 47% against an expected 55%)
3-year average (expected standard): 47%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 79% · Writing 76% · Maths 83% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 66%
Average test scores: reading 105, maths 105
Based on: 29 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolMansfield averageEngland↗ Improving Up 32 percentage points since 2022/23. In 2024/25 this school was 10 percentage points above the Mansfield average (59%).

Year 6 SATs: 11th of 28 junior and primary schools in the area

#9Northfield Primary and Nursery School71%
#10Holly Primary School70%
#11Church Vale Primary School and Foundation Unit69%
#12St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy68%
#13St Edmund's CofE (C) Primary & Nursery School66%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1Wynndale Primary School87%
#2Peafield Lane Academy76%
#3Heatherley Primary School75%
=4Birklands Primary School73%
=4Crescent Primary School73%
=6Abbey Primary School72%
=6Heathlands Primary School72%
=6The Flying High Academy72%
#9Northfield Primary and Nursery School71%
#10Holly Primary School70%
#11Church Vale Primary School and Foundation Unit69%
#12St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy68%
#13St Edmund's CofE (C) Primary & Nursery School66%
=14High Oakham Primary School60%
=14Mansfield Primary Academy60%
=14Sutton Road Primary School60%
#17St Philip Neri With St Bede Catholic Voluntary Academy58%
#18St Peter's CofE Primary Academy, Mansfield55%
#19Berry Hill Primary School53%
#20Intake Farm Primary School51%
#21Oak Tree Primary School50%
#22Wainwright Primary Academy49%
#23King Edward Primary School & Nursery45%
#24Asquith Primary School44%
#25The Bramble Academy40%
#26Eastlands Junior School (Welbeck Federation of Schools)38%
#27Leas Park Junior School36%
#28Sherwood Junior School27%

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4th of 21 primary schools in Mansfield for Ofsted rating

#2Berry Hill Primary SchoolGood
#3Birklands Primary SchoolGood
#4Church Vale Primary School and Foundation UnitGood
#5Farmilo Primary School and NurseryGood
#6Heatherley Primary SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Crescent Primary SchoolOutstanding
#2Berry Hill Primary SchoolGood
#3Birklands Primary SchoolGood
#4Church Vale Primary School and Foundation UnitGood
#5Farmilo Primary School and NurseryGood
#6Heatherley Primary SchoolGood
#7High Oakham Primary SchoolGood
#8Holly Primary SchoolGood
#9Intake Farm Primary SchoolGood
#10King Edward Primary School & NurseryGood
#11Mansfield Primary AcademyGood
#12Oak Tree Primary SchoolGood
#13Peafield Lane AcademyGood
#14St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyGood
#15St Peter's CofE Primary Academy, MansfieldGood
#16St Philip Neri With St Bede Catholic Voluntary AcademyGood
#17The Bramble AcademyGood
#18The Flying High AcademyGood
#19Wainwright Primary AcademyGood
#20Wynndale Primary SchoolGood
#21Forest Town Primary SchoolRequires improvement

Financials

Spending per pupil: £7,837 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

5th of 26 primary schools in Mansfield for spending per pupil

#3St Peter's CofE Primary Academy, Mansfield£8,268
#4The Bramble Academy£8,220
#5Church Vale Primary School and Foundation Unit£7,837
#6Mansfield Primary Academy£7,398
#7Intake Farm Primary School£7,225

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Asquith Primary School£8,819
#2Oak Tree Primary School£8,365
#3St Peter's CofE Primary Academy, Mansfield£8,268
#4The Bramble Academy£8,220
#5Church Vale Primary School and Foundation Unit£7,837
#6Mansfield Primary Academy£7,398
#7Intake Farm Primary School£7,225
#8Northfield Primary and Nursery School£7,109
#9Sutton Road Primary School£6,917
#10Crescent Primary School£6,914
#11King Edward Primary School & Nursery£6,812
#12Heathlands Primary School£6,767
#13St Edmund's CofE (C) Primary & Nursery School£6,680
#14Wainwright Primary Academy£6,629
#15The Flying High Academy£6,517
#16Wynndale Primary School£6,385
#17Abbey Primary School£6,346
#18Holly Primary School£6,341
#19Peafield Lane Academy£6,277
#20Birklands Primary School£6,100
#21High Oakham Primary School£6,077
#22St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy£6,072
#23Heatherley Primary School£6,052
#24Berry Hill Primary School£6,005
#25St Philip Neri With St Bede Catholic Voluntary Academy£5,565
#26Forest Town Primary School£4,941

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