Blidworth Oaks Primary School
Haywood Avenue, Blidworth, Blidworth Oaks Primary School, Mansfield, NG21 0REOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Blidworth Oaks Primary School is a primary school in Mansfield for ages 2 to 11. It is one of the 364 schools in Nottinghamshire. It ranks 25th of 41 primary schools in Mansfield. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in April 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 1 April 2025, report published 6 May 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 1 April 2025
Pupils love coming to this warm and welcoming village school. The school is determined that all pupils will achieve well. While published outcomes at the end of key stage 2 in 2024 were below national expectations, the school does provide an effective education for pupils. Pupils are catching up more quickly than previously because of the effectiveness of the school's revised curriculum. There are high expectations for behaviour. Right from the Nursery Year, children learn to cooperate, take turns, play purposefully with each other and be responsible. Pupils conduct themselves very well. They are polite, kind and respectful towards others. Younger pupils benefit from the excellent role models that older pupils provide in following the school's well-established routines. This helps to make the school a safe and happy place for everyone. The school's values of 'aspiration, inspiration, responsibility, resilience, inclusion and respect' link to every aspect of school life. Pupils know these values and are proud to earn values points when they demonstrate them in school. They speak with confidence about the importance of inclusion. Pupils benefit from a wide range of after-school clubs in the 'BOPZone' to nurture their talents and interests. They make good use of these.
What the school should improve
- In some subjects, the school's assessment systems do not enable staff to check that pupils have remembered key knowledge over time. This makes it difficult for the school to determine how securely pupils remember knowledge in the longer term and to evaluate the impact of the curriculum in the longer term. The school and trust should ensure that assessment systems are effective in checking that pupils are developing a depth of knowledge over time across the curriculum.
- There is variation in how well handwriting is taught. This means that some pupils do not secure foundational skills in handwriting, such as accurate letter formation, well enough. The school and trust should work with staff to improve teaching in this area so that all pupils can write well.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
39 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
366 pupils on roll, with places for 315
Schools near Blidworth Oaks Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake View Primary and Nursery School | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
| The Python Hill Academy | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | 75% met the expected standard |
| Heathlands Primary School | 2 miles | Report card: Expected standard | 72% met the expected standard |
| Ravenshead CofE Primary School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 58% met the expected standard |
| Abbey Gates Primary School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 90% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Academy converter
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- EAST MIDLANDS EDUCATION TRUST
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Mr Shaun Walker
- Phone
- 01623792348
- Address
- Haywood Avenue, Blidworth, Blidworth Oaks Primary School, Mansfield, NG21 0RE
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- URN
- 148856
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.