The Park Infant & Nursery School

The Park Infant & Nursery School is performing well overall, achieving a good rating across all assessed domains. Pupils demonstrate a strong sense of pride in their school and engage enthusiastically in their learning, supported by a staff team that genuinely cares about their development. The school has high expectations for its students, who respond positively to the challenges presented by their teachers, particularly in reading, where they quickly become confident readers. The school environment is calm and supportive, fostering good behavior and respectful interactions among pupils. Despite these strengths, there are areas for improvement, especially regarding links to prior learning in some subjects, which has led to gaps in knowledge. The school's approach to assessing and addressing these gaps requires refinement. Additionally, opportunities for students to broaden their experiences and cultural capital have diminished since the pandemic, and further exploration of rich, engaging opportunities is needed to enhance the overall educational experience.

Strengths

• Pupils are proud to attend and engage enthusiastically in their learning.
• Strong emphasis on reading with highly skilled staff supporting literacy development.
• Consistent application of behaviour policies fostering respectful and kind interactions.
• Well-planned early years curriculum promoting independence and curiosity.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities.

Areas for Improvement

• In some subjects, connections to prior learning are not effectively made, leading to gaps in knowledge.
• Assessment practices in a few foundation subjects need strengthening to better track pupil knowledge.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at The Park Infant & Nursery School attended 93.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 13.3% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.5% of pupils at The Park Infant & Nursery School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 The Park Infant & Nursery School had 26.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 41.2% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 14.1% of pupils at The Park Infant & Nursery School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.8% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 The Park Infant & Nursery School received £7,157 and spent £6,511 for each of its 211 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £362,000 (£1,718 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is The Park Infant & Nursery School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for The Park Infant & Nursery School is Good, from an inspection in March 2024.

When was The Park Infant & Nursery School last inspected by Ofsted?

The Park Infant & Nursery School was last inspected in March 2024.

How many pupils does The Park Infant & Nursery School have?

The Park Infant & Nursery School has 227 pupils on roll.

What age range does The Park Infant & Nursery School cover?

The Park Infant & Nursery School for pupils aged 3 to 7.

Where is The Park Infant & Nursery School?

The Park Infant & Nursery School is at Orchard Close, Park Road, Shirebrook, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, NG20 8JX.