Forest Town Primary School

General Information

Address: Forest Town Primary School, Clipstone Road West, Forest Town, Mansfield, NG19 0ED
Phone: 01623477211
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Celia Smith
Age range: 3-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Number of pupils: 263
School capacity: 420
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 94
% eligible for free school meals: 37.3%
Nursery provision: Yes

Behaviour

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Attendance

Overall absence: 5.8%
Persistently absent pupils: 16.0%
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.

SEN provision information for this school has not been added yet.

Pupils on SEN Support: 15.2%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 1.9%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 15 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 9 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 6 pupils
Other difficulty or disability: 3 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 3 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 4 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 1 pupil

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About these SEND figures

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Educational Attainment

Requires improvement 2022 report

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Educational attainment data for this school has not been added yet.

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Ranked #22 of 22 Ofsted Rating schools of this type in the area

#20Wynndale Primary SchoolGood
#21Asquith Primary SchoolRequires improvement
#22Forest Town Primary SchoolRequires improvement

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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.

#1Crescent Primary SchoolOutstanding
#2Berry Hill Primary SchoolGood
#3Birklands Primary SchoolGood
#4Church Vale Primary School and Foundation UnitGood
#5Heatherley Primary SchoolGood
#6High Oakham Primary SchoolGood
#7Holly Primary SchoolGood
#8Intake Farm Primary SchoolGood
#9King Edward Primary School & NurseryGood
#10Mansfield Primary AcademyGood
#11Oak Tree Primary SchoolGood
#12Peafield Lane AcademyGood
#13St Edmund's CofE (C) Primary & Nursery SchoolGood
#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
#21Asquith Primary SchoolRequires improvement
#22Forest Town Primary SchoolRequires improvement

Financials

Financial summary information for this school has not been added yet.

Spending per pupil: £4,941 (2024-25)

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Ranked #26 of 26 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#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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Spending Per Pupil ranking

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

#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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