OFSTED
27 June 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Nottinghamshire
Trust
NOVA EDUCATION TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,054
1,054 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
549
52.1% of pupils
Male pupils
505
47.9% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
14.2 pts
above England
School
39.0%
Mansfield
29.3%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
16.1 pts
below England
School
4.2%
Mansfield
17.3%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.3 pts
above England
School
1.3%
Mansfield
0.5%
East Midlands
0.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
87.6%
923
Unclassified
8.0%
84
Any other White background
1.4%
15
African
1.1%
12
Any other Black background
0.6%
6
Chinese
0.3%
3
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
17.5%
184 of
1,054 pupils
3.4 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.6 pts
above
England
6.0%
3.9 pts
below
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
44.0
4.8 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.06 · 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
9.58%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
3.37 pts
higher than
England
School
9.58%
Mansfield
6.59%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
30.31%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
14.49 pts
higher than
England
School
30.31%
Mansfield
17.51%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.47%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.67 pts
higher than
England
School
3.47%
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 secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
77.7%
14.6 pts
below England
Meden School
77.7%
Mansfield
96.8%
East Midlands
94.2%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.