Peafield Lane Academy

Peafield Lane Academy is performing well overall, maintaining its status as a good school since its last inspection in November 2016. Pupils enjoy a strong sense of community and engagement, feeling safe and supported in their learning environment. There is a clear commitment from staff to help students achieve their potential, particularly highlighted through effective phonics instruction and an ambitious curriculum. Pupil engagement in lessons and extracurricular activities further enhances their educational experience.

Strengths

• Pupils enjoy a strong sense of belonging and community.
• Effective phonics teaching from the start of the Reception Year.
• Ambitious and logically sequenced curriculum across subjects.
• Staff provide excellent support for pupils with special educational needs.
• Strong pupil engagement and enjoyment in lessons.
• Pupils demonstrate a high understanding of British values.

Areas for Improvement

• Leaders of some foundation subjects are new and need further development.
• Middle leaders require more guidance to effectively coach other teachers.

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 Peafield Lane Academy attended 94.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 13.5% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Peafield Lane Academy 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 Peafield Lane Academy had 21.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 32.5% 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, 13.7% of pupils at Peafield Lane Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.0% 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 2024–25 Peafield Lane Academy received £6,109 and spent £6,872 for each of its 328 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £67,000 (-£204 per pupil).

Across all 35 schools of Flying High Trust, income was £7,225 and spending £7,388 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Mansfield · Nottinghamshire local authority: places and applications

Peafield Lane Academy is part of Flying High Trust, which runs 38 schools. The nearest others:

• The Flying High Academy Mansfield
• Forest Glade Primary School Sutton-In-Ashfield
• Leamington Primary and Nursery Academy Sutton-In-Ashfield
• Greenwood Primary and Nursery School Nottingham
• Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School Sutton-In-Ashfield
• Bilsthorpe Flying High Academy Newark
• John King Infant Academy Pinxton
• Kirkstead Junior Academy Pinxton
• The Green Flying High Academy Alfreton
• Longwood Infant Academy Nottingham

What is Peafield Lane Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Peafield Lane Academy is Good, from an inspection in November 2022.

When was Peafield Lane Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Peafield Lane Academy was last inspected in November 2022.

How many pupils does Peafield Lane Academy have?

Peafield Lane Academy has 299 pupils on roll.

What age range does Peafield Lane Academy cover?

Peafield Lane Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Peafield Lane Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 76% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Peafield Lane Academy?

Peafield Lane Academy is at Litton Road, Mansfield Woodhouse, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, NG19 9PB.