Leas Park Junior School

Leas Park Junior School is performing well, maintaining a 'Good' rating across all domains since its last inspection. The school environment is described as calm and purposeful, with pupils demonstrating happiness and understanding of expectations. There are various opportunities for pupils to engage in extra-curricular activities, including support for those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). However, there remains a need for further improvements in curriculum implementation and clarity around behaviour management to address some misconceptions among parents and pupils regarding fairness in behaviour responses and attendance issues.

Strengths

• Pupils feel safe and supported, particularly in 'The Hub' where they learn to regulate their emotions.
• The school offers a clear curriculum with well-trained subject leaders.
• Reading is prioritized, and additional resources are being invested to support learners.
• Strong relationships foster positive attitudes among pupils, contributing to improved behaviour.
• Governors are diligent in their oversight and understanding of the school's needs.

Areas for Improvement

• Some curriculum areas are not fully implemented, hindering knowledge recall.
• Inconsistent attendance among disadvantaged pupils affects learning.
• Perceived unfairness in behaviour management among some pupils and parents.

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 Leas Park Junior School attended 95.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 11.2% 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, 0.7% of pupils at Leas Park Junior 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 Leas Park Junior School had 25.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 10.4% 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, 15.6% of pupils at Leas Park Junior School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.5% 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 Leas Park Junior School received £6,378 and spent £6,447 for each of its 269 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £385,000 (£1,431 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 Leas Park Junior School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Leas Park Junior School is Good, from an inspection in July 2023.

When was Leas Park Junior School last inspected by Ofsted?

Leas Park Junior School was last inspected in July 2023.

How many pupils does Leas Park Junior School have?

Leas Park Junior School has 269 pupils on roll.

What age range does Leas Park Junior School cover?

Leas Park Junior School for pupils aged 7 to 11.

What are Leas Park Junior School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 36% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Leas Park Junior School?

Leas Park Junior School is at Ley Lane, Mansfield Woodhouse, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, NG19 8LD.