The Python Hill Academy
Kirklington Road, Rainworth, Mansfield, NG21 0JZOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
The Python Hill Academy is a primary school in Mansfield for ages 5 to 11. It is one of the 364 schools in Nottinghamshire. It ranks 6th of 41 primary schools in Mansfield. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in January 2023.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 24 January 2023, report published 2 March 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- 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 24 January 2023
One of the school's key aims is to provide a 'warm, welcoming environment where pupils feel safe and well cared for.' Leaders and staff certainly ensure that this positive ethos is felt throughout the school. Parents and carers and pupils are full of praise for the school. Many parents say that their children are 'happy, secure and confident' learners. Pupils are proud to be hard-working 'Pythonites'. Staff expect pupils to behave well. Pupils understand what is expected of them and respond sensibly. Lessons are calm and busy, reflecting pupils' positive attitudes to their learning. Pupils enjoy earning rewards for attendance and good behaviour. They helped to design the space-themed classroom 'values charts'. Older pupils can take on roles such as those of class ambassador or play leader. This helps them to develop a sense of responsibility and kindness. When occasional issues arise, such as bullying, pupils say that the adults sort things out. Parents agree. Staff encourage pupils to share any worries they may have. Pupils can talk to someone in school or post a message online via the virtual 'worry monster'. The care and pastoral support offered to pupils and families are especially strong.
What the school should improve
- Leaders have not yet ensured that the curriculum is fully planned and sequenced in all subjects. In some foundation subjects, the curriculum content is uncertain, and the implementation is weak or sporadic. Pupils do not currently know and remember more in those subjects as well as they do where the curriculum is strongly embedded. Leaders should ensure that the curriculum sets out the key knowledge and skills that pupils should learn and when, and that this is consistently implemented in all subjects.
- Pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development is not as well supported as it should be in some respects. The religious education curriculum is currently not implemented in full in all year groups. Pupils do not have a secure understanding of a range of faiths and cultures. Leaders should ensure that they prepare pupils for life in modern Britain by encouraging them to develop informed respect for people who hold a range of faiths and beliefs.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
44 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
307 pupils on roll, with places for 350
Schools near The Python Hill Academy
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake View Primary and Nursery School | 0.6 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
| Heathlands Primary School | 1 mile | Report card: Expected standard | 72% met the expected standard |
| Blidworth Oaks Primary School | 1 mile | Ofsted judgements: Good | 67% met the expected standard |
| Oak Tree Primary School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 50% met the expected standard |
| St Peter's CofE Primary Academy, Mansfield | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 55% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- THE FORGE TRUST
- Age range
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- No
- Headteacher
- Mr Andy Stirland
- Phone
- 01623464164
- Address
- Kirklington Road, Rainworth, Mansfield, NG21 0JZ
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- URN
- 146314
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.