What did School Atlas judge Birklands Primary School's summary of 6 ofsted judgements to be?

School Atlas judged Birklands Primary School's summary of 6 ofsted judgements as Strong standard at its inspection in July 2026, on School Atlas's own scale.

How many pupils attend Birklands Primary School?

Birklands Primary School has 331 pupils on roll.

What ages does Birklands Primary School take?

Birklands Primary School admits pupils aged 3 to 11.

Where is Birklands Primary School located?

Birklands Primary School is located in Mansfield, NG20 0QF, Nottinghamshire.

How do I apply to Birklands Primary School?

Birklands Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.

How close do you need to live to get into Birklands Primary School?

Distance did not decide places at Birklands Primary School for 2026-27 (Reception): every applicant who applied on time was offered a place, so there was no cut-off distance. This changes year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.

How are Reception places decided at Birklands Primary School?

When Birklands Primary School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. A 'looked after child' or a child who was previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangements, or special guardianship order90 including those who appear [to the admission authority] to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted. A looked after child is a child who is (a) in the care of a local authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions; 2. Children whose parent is an employee of Birklands Primary School and has been employed for two or more years at the time at which the application for submission to the school is made, or the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage; 3. Children who live in the catchment area and who, at the time of admission, have a sibling (brother or sister) who attend the school, and 3 further criteria. The school offers 45 places at this entry point.

What is the largest ethnic background at Birklands Primary School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 87.3% of pupils at Birklands Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

Birklands Primary School: Ofsted, Results & Catchment 2026

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How close did you need to live?

Distance did not decide places here

Every applicant who applied on time was offered a place for 2026-27 (Reception), so there was no cut-off distance. This changes from year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.

Last distance offered at Birklands Primary School, year by year →

How places are decided at Birklands Primary School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1A 'looked after child' or a child who was previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangements, or special guardianship order90 including those who appear [to the admission authority] to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted. A looked after child is a child who is (a) in the care of a local authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions.
2Children whose parent is an employee of Birklands Primary School and has been employed for two or more years at the time at which the application for submission to the school is made, or the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.
3Children who live in the catchment area and who, at the time of admission, have a sibling (brother or sister) who attend the school.
4Children who live in the catchment area.
5Children who live outside the catchment area and who, at the time of admission, have a sibling (brother or sister) who attend the school or the child currently attends our school nursery at the time of application.
6Other children who live outside the catchment area.

Validator flag reviewed 2026-09-12 and cleared: the apparent sub-list in criterion 1 is the School Admissions Code definition of a looked-after child, not a dropped list.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.

Birklands Primary School: key facts

What did School Atlas judge Birklands Primary School's summary of 6 ofsted judgements to be?: School Atlas judged Birklands Primary School's summary of 6 ofsted judgements as Strong standard at its inspection in July 2026, on School Atlas's own scale.
How many pupils attend Birklands Primary School?: Birklands Primary School has 331 pupils on roll.
What ages does Birklands Primary School take?: Birklands Primary School admits pupils aged 3 to 11.
Where is Birklands Primary School located?: Birklands Primary School is located in Mansfield, NG20 0QF, Nottinghamshire.
How do I apply to Birklands Primary School?: Birklands Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.
How close do you need to live to get into Birklands Primary School?: Distance did not decide places at Birklands Primary School for 2026-27 (Reception): every applicant who applied on time was offered a place, so there was no cut-off distance. This changes year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.
How are Reception places decided at Birklands Primary School?: When Birklands Primary School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. A 'looked after child' or a child who was previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangements, or special guardianship order90 including those who appear [to the admission authority] to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted. A looked after child is a child who is (a) in the care of a local authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions; 2. Children whose parent is an employee of Birklands Primary School and has been employed for two or more years at the time at which the application for submission to the school is made, or the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage; 3. Children who live in the catchment area and who, at the time of admission, have a sibling (brother or sister) who attend the school, and 3 further criteria. The school offers 45 places at this entry point.
What is the largest ethnic background at Birklands Primary School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 87.3% of pupils at Birklands Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How close did you need to live?

Distance did not decide places here

Last distance offered at Birklands Primary School, year by year →

How places are decided at Birklands Primary School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1A 'looked after child' or a child who was previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangements, or special guardianship order90 including those who appear [to the admission authority] to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted. A looked after child is a child who is (a) in the care of a local authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions.
2Children whose parent is an employee of Birklands Primary School and has been employed for two or more years at the time at which the application for submission to the school is made, or the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.
3Children who live in the catchment area and who, at the time of admission, have a sibling (brother or sister) who attend the school.
4Children who live in the catchment area.
5Children who live outside the catchment area and who, at the time of admission, have a sibling (brother or sister) who attend the school or the child currently attends our school nursery at the time of application.
6Other children who live outside the catchment area.

Validator flag reviewed 2026-09-12 and cleared: the apparent sub-list in criterion 1 is the School Admissions Code definition of a looked-after child, not a dropped list.

Birklands Primary School: key facts

What did School Atlas judge Birklands Primary School's summary of 6 ofsted judgements to be?: School Atlas judged Birklands Primary School's summary of 6 ofsted judgements as Strong standard at its inspection in July 2026, on School Atlas's own scale.
How many pupils attend Birklands Primary School?: Birklands Primary School has 331 pupils on roll.
What ages does Birklands Primary School take?: Birklands Primary School admits pupils aged 3 to 11.
Where is Birklands Primary School located?: Birklands Primary School is located in Mansfield, NG20 0QF, Nottinghamshire.
How do I apply to Birklands Primary School?: Birklands Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.
How close do you need to live to get into Birklands Primary School?: Distance did not decide places at Birklands Primary School for 2026-27 (Reception): every applicant who applied on time was offered a place, so there was no cut-off distance. This changes year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.
How are Reception places decided at Birklands Primary School?: When Birklands Primary School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. A 'looked after child' or a child who was previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangements, or special guardianship order90 including those who appear [to the admission authority] to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted. A looked after child is a child who is (a) in the care of a local authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions; 2. Children whose parent is an employee of Birklands Primary School and has been employed for two or more years at the time at which the application for submission to the school is made, or the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage; 3. Children who live in the catchment area and who, at the time of admission, have a sibling (brother or sister) who attend the school, and 3 further criteria. The school offers 45 places at this entry point.
What is the largest ethnic background at Birklands Primary School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 87.3% of pupils at Birklands Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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