SCHOOL PROFILE

Leas Park Junior School

Primary Community school URN 122441
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 280 Published school capacity
Capacity used 96.1% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 7 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

23 May 2023
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

9 February 2022
Ungraded inspection School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published 20 March 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Nottinghamshire
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 269 269 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 136 50.6% of pupils
Male pupils 133 49.4% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

21.9%
2.9 pts below England
School 21.9%
Mansfield 29.3%
East Midlands 25.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

7.1%
13.2 pts below England
School 7.1%
Mansfield 17.3%
East Midlands 18.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Mansfield 0.5%
East Midlands 0.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
89.2%
240
Any other White background
3.0%
8
White and Black Caribbean
1.9%
5
White and Asian
1.5%
4
Indian
1.1%
3
African
0.7%
2
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 17.1% 46 of 269 pupils
3.7 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 17.1%
Mansfield 17.5%
East Midlands 19.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 15.6% 42 pupils
England 14.8% 0.8 pts above
EHC plans 1.5% 4 pupils
England 6.0% 4.5 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Moderate learning difficulty 13
Social, emotional & mental health 12
Autistic spectrum disorder 9
Speech, language & communication 8
Hearing impairment 1
Multi-sensory impairment 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

36.0% 24.4 pts below England
School 36.0%
Mansfield 55.7%
East Midlands 59.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

61.0%

12.8 pts below England

School 61.0%
Mansfield 67.1%
East Midlands 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

42.0%

28.3 pts below England

School 42.0%
Mansfield 65.0%
East Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

61.0%

11.0 pts below England

School 61.0%
Mansfield 68.3%
East Midlands 71.5%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

4.88%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.34 pts lower than England
School 4.88%
Mansfield 6.59%
East Midlands 5.90%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

11.15%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

4.66 pts lower than England
School 11.15%
Mansfield 17.51%
East Midlands 14.53%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.08%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.72 pts lower than England
School 1.08%
Mansfield 1.90%
East Midlands 1.72%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

96.1% 7.9 pts above England
Leas Park Junior School
96.1%
Mansfield
91.4%
East Midlands
86.8%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information