Sherwood Church Academy
Ofsted: Good
Score
D43
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Mansfield, NG18 2DY
- Distance
- 4.9km away
The Joseph Whitaker School
Warsop Lane, Rainworth, Mansfield, NG21 0AG
Local ranking23rd of 45 secondary schools in Nottinghamshire
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1250
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 12 November 2024. Figures last updated .
Ofsted Inspection
Inspected 12 November 2024 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full
Safeguarding standards Met
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour & attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership & management
- Good
- Sixth form provision
- Good
Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 45.7 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 43.6% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 67.9% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 243
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 93.0%
- Continued in education
- 82.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 5.0%
- Employment
- 5.0%
- Not sustained
- 5.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 88.0%
- Higher education
- 47.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 4.0%
- Employment
- 34.0%
- Not sustained
- 8.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C+
Avg A-Level Grade
33.7
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
36.1
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
71
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 12.5% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 30.9
- 16-18 Cohort
- 146
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1328
- Boys
- 671 (49%)
- Girls
- 690 (51%)
- Capacity
- 1250 (109% full)
- SEND
- 14.2%
- FSM Eligible
- 23.8%
- EAL
- 3.2%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 1.3%
- SEN Support
- 12.9%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 16.1:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 82.5
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,782/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 8.0% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 22.3% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 88.2%
- White Other: 3.6%
- Mixed Other: 1.8%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.5%
- Black African: 1.1%
- Other: 0.7%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.6%
- Mixed White & Asian: 0.6%
88.2%
White British
3.6%
White Other
1.8%
Mixed Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Warsop Lane
Mansfield, East Midlands
Administrative
- URN
- 137628
- UKPRN
- 10035689
- Establishment No.
- 4408
- Trust
- EAST MIDLANDS EDUCATION TRUST
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