School admissions in Mansfield
How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. 27 of these schools also have a published admissions cutoff distance. Sorted by first preferences per place. We don't invent rankings: the order is arithmetic on a published figure, not a view about which school is better.
Mansfield in figures
For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 44 schools in Mansfield first 1,478 times for 1,483 places: 1.00 first choices per place. 5 of the 44 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 4 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 0.70 miles (St Philip Neri With St Bede Catholic Voluntary Academy) to 2.31 miles (Crescent Primary School).
For Year 7 places in September 2026, families named the 9 schools in Mansfield first 1,784 times for 1,773 places: 1.01 first choices per place. 3 of the 9 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 3 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 0.97 miles (Sherwood Church Academy) to 7.41 miles (The Joseph Whitaker School).
Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.
Reception places, September 2026
44 schools. 5 received more first preferences than they had places.
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.
Year 7 places, September 2026
9 schools. 3 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places | Cutoff distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Academy | 1.42 | 188 | 0.1 miles |
| The Joseph Whitaker School | 1.22 | 243 | 7.41 miles |
| Sherwood Church Academy | 1.03 | 176 | 0.97 miles |
| Shirebrook Academy | 0.96 | 165 | not published |
| The Garibaldi School | 0.95 | 208 | 2.45 miles |
| Meden School | 0.94 | 194 | not published |
| The Manor Academy | 0.92 | 213 | 1.08 miles |
| The Brunts Academy | 0.85 | 215 | not published |
| Queen Elizabeth's Academy | 0.73 | 171 | 0.29 miles |
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.