SCHOOL PROFILE

Wainwright Primary Academy

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 144485
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 459 Published school capacity
Capacity used 88.7% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

18 July 2023
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Outstanding
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy sponsor led
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Nottinghamshire
Trust DIVERSE ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 407 391 full-time · 16 part-time
Female pupils 207 50.9% of pupils
Male pupils 200 49.1% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

44.5%
19.7 pts above England
School 44.5%
Mansfield 29.3%
East Midlands 25.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

47.9%
27.6 pts above England
School 47.9%
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
41.8%
170
Any other White background
20.4%
83
Any other ethnic group
6.6%
27
African
5.9%
24
Indian
5.2%
21
Any other Mixed background
2.9%
12
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 13.5% 55 of 407 pupils
7.3 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 13.5%
Mansfield 17.5%
East Midlands 19.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 11.1% 45 pupils
England 14.8% 3.7 pts below
EHC plans 2.5% 10 pupils
England 6.0% 3.6 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 34
Autistic spectrum disorder 7
Social, emotional & mental health 7
Moderate learning difficulty 2
Physical disability 2
Specific learning difficulty 2

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

49.0% 11.4 pts below England
School 49.0%
Mansfield 55.7%
East Midlands 59.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

54.0%

19.8 pts below England

School 54.0%
Mansfield 67.1%
East Midlands 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

61.0%

9.3 pts below England

School 61.0%
Mansfield 65.0%
East Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

71.0%

1.0 pts below England

School 71.0%
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

6.70%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.48 pts higher than England
School 6.70%
Mansfield 6.59%
East Midlands 5.90%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

20.76%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

4.94 pts higher than England
School 20.76%
Mansfield 17.51%
East Midlands 14.53%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.75%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.05 pts lower than England
School 1.75%
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

88.7% 0.5 pts above England
Wainwright Primary Academy
88.7%
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