Wainwright Primary Academy

Wainwright Primary Academy has shown significant progress since its previous inspection, now rated as good overall. The school is characterized by a positive and vibrant environment where pupils feel safe and valued. The leadership team demonstrates a strong commitment to inclusion and equality, which is reflected in the high expectations set for students and the exemplary behavior exhibited by the pupils. Strong support is provided for pupils with diverse needs, ensuring they have ample opportunities for growth and achievement.

Strengths

• Outstanding behaviour and attitudes among pupils
• High-quality early years provision
• Effective subject leadership with a focus on literacy
• Strong safeguarding culture ensuring pupil safety
• Comprehensive support for pupils with SEND
• Engaged and supportive governance from the trust

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistency in the secure implementation of some subjects within the curriculum

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 Wainwright Primary Academy attended 93.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 20.8% 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, 0.3% of pupils at Wainwright Primary 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 Wainwright Primary Academy had 25.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 30.4% 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, 11.1% of pupils at Wainwright Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.5% 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 2024–25 Wainwright Primary Academy received £6,993 and spent £7,004 for each of its 383 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £74,000 (£193 per pupil).

Across all 14 schools of Diverse Academies Trust, income was £8,591 and spending £8,593 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

Wainwright Primary Academy is part of Diverse Academies Trust, which runs 16 schools. The nearest others:

• Redgate Primary Academy Mansfield
• Queen Elizabeth's Academy Mansfield
• Horizons Academy Mansfield
• Yeoman Park Academy Mansfield
• Hillocks Primary Academy Sutton-In-Ashfield
• Samuel Barlow Primary Academy Mansfield
• Thoresby Vale Primary Academy Mansfield
• The Holgate Academy Nottingham
• Tuxford Primary Academy Newark
• Tuxford Academy Newark

What is Wainwright Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Wainwright Primary Academy is Good, from an inspection in September 2023.

When was Wainwright Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Wainwright Primary Academy was last inspected in September 2023.

How many pupils does Wainwright Primary Academy have?

Wainwright Primary Academy has 407 pupils on roll.

What age range does Wainwright Primary Academy cover?

Wainwright Primary Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Wainwright Primary Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 49% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Wainwright Primary Academy?

Wainwright Primary Academy is at Harrop White Road, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, NG19 6TF.