Berry Hill Primary School

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 3-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Black Scotch Lane
Mansfield
Nottinghamshire
NG18 4JW
Phone 01623478477
Reference Number 132242

Berry Hill Primary School is performing well overall, having transitioned from a previous 'Requires Improvement' rating to 'Good'. The school is characterized by a friendly and supportive atmosphere where students feel valued and safe. Pupils demonstrate pride in their school and actively participate in a range of extracurricular activities, especially in sports. The leadership team has established a clear learning vision, leading to improvements in the quality of education and positive outcomes for pupils, particularly in key stage 2. However, there are challenges in ensuring that all teachers maintain high expectations consistently across all classes.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 452
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 53.1%
Girls: 46.9%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 7.9%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 18.8%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 29.5
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 29.5
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 28.8

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 31 27 58
2 35 24 59
3 34 26 60
4 27 25 52
5 29 31 60
6 28 30 58

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 77%
White, Other 8.6%
African 2.9%
Indian 2.4%
Mixed, Other 2.4%
White & Black (African) 1.8%
Pakistani 1.5%
White & Asian 1.1%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.9%
Asian, Other 0.7%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 21 Jan 2020
Date Report
13 May 2025 School inspection
21 Jan 2020 School inspection:
28 Nov 2017 Full inspection:
30 Oct 2012 Full inspection:
06 Oct 2010 Full inspection:
29 Jan 2008 Full inspection:
23 Sep 2002 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Pupils achieve well, especially in key stage 2.
  • Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
  • Pupils demonstrate good attitudes toward learning.
  • Strong extracurricular activities that engage students.
  • A culture of safeguarding is effectively implemented.

Areas for Improvement

  • Inconsistent high expectations among some teachers, particularly in early years and key stage 1.
  • Phonics teaching is not consistently effective.
  • Incomplete planning for geography across all year groups.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 53%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 3%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 104
Maths 102

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -0.1
Writing 0.5
Maths 0.7

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Average Scaled Score

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 50 2
Third Preference 42 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous Years

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