OFSTED
Latest graded inspection
13 May 2025
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy special sponsor led
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Nottinghamshire
Trust
NEXUS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics
for 2025/26.
2025/26
Total pupils
95
93 full-time ·
2 part-time
Female pupils
38
40.0% of pupils
Male pupils
57
60.0% of pupils
20.5 pts
above England
School
45.3%
Ashfield
31.1%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
9.8 pts
below England
School
10.5%
Ashfield
8.1%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Ashfield
0.8%
East Midlands
0.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Any other Mixed background
5.3%
5
Any other White background
2.1%
2
Any other Black background
1.1%
1
Any other ethnic group
1.1%
1
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an
education, health and care plan.
2025/26
Pupils with SEN
100.0%
95 of
95 pupils
79.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
SEN support
0.0%
0 pupils
England
14.8%
14.8 pts
below
EHC plans
100.0%
95 pupils
England
6.0%
94.0 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Most common identified needs
Pupils
Severe learning difficulty
38
Profound & multiple learning difficulty
23
Autistic spectrum disorder
12
Multi-sensory impairment
3
Specific learning difficulty
3
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.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education
absence data for
2024/25.
Lower absence rates are generally
better.
2024/25
ABSENCE RATE
Overall absence
14.75%
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
8.53 pts
higher than
England
School
14.75%
Ashfield
6.22%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
Persistent absence
58.14%
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
42.32 pts
higher than
England
School
58.14%
Ashfield
16.23%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
Severe absence
5.81%
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
4.01 pts
higher than
England
School
5.81%
Ashfield
1.77%
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
113.1%
33.3 pts
above England
Fountaindale School
113.1%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.