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High Oakham Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Nottingham Road, Mansfield NG18 4SH · highoakham.co.uk · 01623 461313
On the mapSearch near NG18 4SH
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · May 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 60%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Nottinghamshire 64%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 1.14 mi
- 1.84 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Nottinghamshire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 477
- 49 over 428 places · 111%
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 8.8%
- First language not English
- 6.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 1.14 mi (1.84 km) from the school. Source: Nottinghamshire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 69 families put the school first and 69 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 69 | 69 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 65 | 1.1▲ | 92% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 77 | 1.3▲ | 74% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 53 | 51 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 85 | 1.4▲ | 71% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.14 mi1.84 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 60% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 3% the higher standard. Across Nottinghamshire it was 64%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ●60% | 62% | ||
| ▼3% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 11 May 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for High Oakham Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 10 May 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Nov 2012
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Nov 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Mar 2011Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good
What parents said
87% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (101 replies, to 2 April 2023).
- Recommend
- 87%
- Replies
- 101
- 21% · 2 Apr 2023
based on the 64% who raised concerns
based on the 33% who had a child bullied