OFSTED
18 April 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
DIVERSE ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
886
886 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
441
49.8% of pupils
Male pupils
445
50.2% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
16.1 pts
above England
School
40.9%
Mansfield
29.3%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
1.5 pts
below England
School
18.8%
Mansfield
17.3%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.8 pts
above England
School
2.8%
Mansfield
0.5%
East Midlands
0.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
73.3%
649
Any other White background
8.2%
73
African
5.5%
49
Any other ethnic group
3.7%
33
Unclassified
2.4%
21
Any other Asian background
1.7%
15
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
6.4%
57 of
886 pupils
14.4 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
9.6 pts
below
England
6.0%
4.8 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
32.2
7.0 pts
below England
Latest published: -0.95 · 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
11.66%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
5.44 pts
higher than
England
School
11.66%
Mansfield
6.59%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
33.76%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
17.94 pts
higher than
England
School
33.76%
Mansfield
17.51%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
6.62%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
4.82 pts
higher than
England
School
6.62%
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
77.0%
15.3 pts
below England
Queen Elizabeth's Academy
77.0%
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.