The Joseph Whitaker SchoolThe Garibaldi School

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

Summary of the comparison

The Joseph Whitaker School and The Garibaldi School are secondary schools in Mansfield.

  • The Joseph Whitaker School scores 58 out of 100 (grade C, average) and The Garibaldi School scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average). The Joseph Whitaker School is ahead on our composite score.

  • The Joseph Whitaker School was judged the expected standard and The Garibaldi School was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 43.2 for The Joseph Whitaker School and 44.4 for The Garibaldi School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at The Joseph Whitaker School (51.8 in 2021-22, 43.2 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 Joseph Whitaker School versus The Garibaldi School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure MansfieldThe Joseph Whitaker SchoolMansfieldThe Garibaldi SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC58/100Stronger figureC56/100
Local ranking22nd of 45 in Nottinghamshire Stronger figure29th of 45 in Nottinghamshire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-18
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,328 984
Capacity1,250 1,224
LocationMansfield, NG21 0AG Mansfield, NG19 0JX
GCSE results
Attainment 843.2 44.4 Stronger figure46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths38.0% 47.1% Stronger figure45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths58.5% 67.2% Stronger figure64.8%
Entering EBacc48.5% 66.7% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score3.91 4.10 Stronger figure4.09
Cohort229 174
A-level results
A-level entries71 26
A-level average points33.7 35.8 Stronger figure35.0
A-level average gradeC+ B-
Best 3 A-levels points36.1 38.3 Stronger figure35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects12.5% 25.0% Stronger figure17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,328 984
Free school meals (ever 6)23.8% 26.3%
English as an additional language3.2% 5.0%
SEN support12.9% 10.2%
SEN with an EHC plan1.3% 2.0%
Attendance
Overall absence8.0% Stronger figure9.2% 6.2%
Persistent absence22.3% 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 Joseph Whitaker School

The Garibaldi School

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