OFSTED
1 July 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
29 June 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published
13 September 2023
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Non-maintained special school
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Nottinghamshire
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
113
113 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
41
36.3% of pupils
Male pupils
72
63.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
11.5 pts
above England
School
36.3%
Mansfield
29.3%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
18.5 pts
below England
School
1.8%
Mansfield
17.3%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Mansfield
0.5%
East Midlands
0.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
82.3%
93
Unclassified
5.3%
6
White and Black Caribbean
4.4%
5
Any other White background
2.7%
3
White and Asian
1.8%
2
African
0.9%
1
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
100.0%
113 of
113 pupils
79.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
14.8 pts
below
England
6.0%
94.0 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
3.1
36.1 pts
below England
Latest published: -2.52 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
14.18%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
7.96 pts
higher than
England
School
14.18%
Mansfield
6.59%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
35.29%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
19.48 pts
higher than
England
School
35.29%
Mansfield
17.51%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
8.24%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
6.43 pts
higher than
England
School
8.24%
Mansfield
1.90%
East Midlands
1.72%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open not applicable schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
94.2%
14.4 pts
above England
Dawn House School
94.2%
Mansfield
71.9%
East Midlands
78.4%
England
79.8%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.