John T Rice Infant and Nursery School

John T Rice is a smaller than average school of its type serving the Newlands estate near the Mansfield-Newark boundary. Very few pupils are from minority ethnic backgrounds and the proportion of pupils who speak English as an additional language is also small, with none at an early stage of learning English. The proportion of pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities is well below average. The proportion of pupils known to be eligible for free school meals is above average. The school has National Healthy Schools award at gold standard, the Investors in People award and the Eco-Schools bronze award.