Dawn House SchoolPollyteach Limited
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
This page compares Dawn House School and Pollyteach Limited.
Neither school has a composite score. Our score needs published attainment data, which is not available for every school or every nation.
Dawn House School was judged exceptional and Pollyteach Limited was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 3.1 for Dawn House School and 7.2 for Pollyteach Limited.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Dawn House School (5.1 in 2021-22, 3.1 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Pollyteach Limited (13.2 in 2021-22, 7.2 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | Nr Mansfield, NottsDawn House School | MansfieldPollyteach Limited | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | Not scored | Not scored | |
| Local ranking | Not ranked | Not ranked | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Non-maintained special school | Other independent special school | |
| Age range | 5-19 | 8-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 113 | 10 | |
| Capacity | 120 | 50 | |
| Location | Nr Mansfield, Notts, NG21 0DQ | Mansfield, NG18 4TJ | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 3.1 | 7.2 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 0.0% | 3.8% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 0.0% | 10.3% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 0.0% | 0.0% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 0.00 | 0.40 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 13 | 78 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 103 | 12 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 39.2% | 0.0% | |
| English as an additional language | 1.0% | Not reported | |
| SEN support | 1.0% | 0.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 99.0% | 100.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 14.2% | Not reported | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 35.3% | Not reported | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Dawn House School
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