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John T Rice Infant and Nursery School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–7 · Community school
Braemar Road, Forest Town, Mansfield NG19 0LL · johntrice.notts.sch.uk · 01623 465588
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Dec 2023
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Nottinghamshire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 188
- 38 over 150 places · 125%
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 24.4%
- First language not English
- 7.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Nottinghamshire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 48 families put the school first and 48 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 48 | 48 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 46 | 46 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 49 | 56 | 1.1▲ | 84% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 49 | 48 | 1 | 96% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 50 | 50 | 1 | 100% |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 14 December 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for John T Rice Infant and Nursery School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 13 Dec 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2018Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Dec 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Nov 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
96% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (49 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 96%
- Replies
- 49
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 69% who raised concerns
based on the 16% who had a child bullied