The Brunts AcademyThe Garibaldi School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Mansfield.

Summary of the comparison

The Brunts Academy and The Garibaldi School are secondary schools in Mansfield.

  • The Brunts Academy scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average) and The Garibaldi School scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average). Our score is the same for each of them on the data available.

  • The Brunts Academy was judged strong and The Garibaldi School was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 45.5 for The Brunts Academy and 44.4 for The Garibaldi School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at The Brunts Academy (43.7 in 2021-22, 45.5 in 2024-25) and has fallen at The Garibaldi School (47.1 in 2021-22, 44.4 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

The Brunts Academy versus The Garibaldi School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure MansfieldThe Brunts AcademyMansfieldThe Garibaldi SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC56/100C56/100
Local ranking28th of 45 in Nottinghamshire Stronger figure29th of 45 in Nottinghamshire
InspectionOfsted: StrongStronger figureOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-18
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,397 984
Capacity1,599 1,224
LocationMansfield, NG18 2AT Mansfield, NG19 0JX
GCSE results
Attainment 845.5 Stronger figure44.4 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths43.9% 47.1% Stronger figure45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths65.9% 67.2% Stronger figure64.8%
Entering EBacc16.3% 66.7% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score3.78 4.10 Stronger figure4.09
Cohort264 174
A-level results
A-level entries60 26
A-level average points32.2 35.8 Stronger figure35.0
A-level average gradeC+ B-
Best 3 A-levels points33.8 38.3 Stronger figure35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects12.5% 25.0% Stronger figure17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,397 984
Free school meals (ever 6)28.8% 26.3%
English as an additional language13.5% 5.0%
SEN support13.7% 10.2%
SEN with an EHC plan1.6% 2.0%
Attendance
Overall absence8.1% Stronger figure9.2% 6.2%
Persistent absence21.0% Stronger figure25.2% 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

GCSE Progress 8

A-level average points

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

The Brunts Academy

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