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The Brunts Academy

Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Nottinghamshire

The Park, Mansfield, NG18 2AT

Website 01623623149

59

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Requires improvement

Graded 19/09/2023

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

91.9%

21.0% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

1,378

Capacity used

Has space

86%

1,599 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Secondary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

153 of 153 families who put it first got an offer

241

Places offered

682

Total applications

2.8

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference153153● 100%
2nd preference23343● 18%
3rd preference19714● 7%
4th preference993● 3%
Total68221331%

1st preference success by year

95%
2020
87%
2021
89%
2022
90%
2023
100%
2024
100%
2025

Nottinghamshire lets families list 4 preferences. 2 applications came from outside the council area (1 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Age range
11–18
Gender
Mixed
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Sixth form
Yes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Chris Fisher
Address
The Park, Mansfield, NG18 2AT
Phone
01623623149
Local authority
Nottinghamshire
Ward / constituency
Carr Bank · Mansfield
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
137763

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals30%——
English as additional language12%——
SEN support5%——
52% boys (710)48% girls (668)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

Academy trust: GREENWOOD ACADEMIES TRUST

1,378 pupils · 1,599 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 26

    17 March 2026

    S5 Inspection · report card

    InclusionStrong standard
    AchievementExpected standard
    Safeguarding standardsMet
    Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
    Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
    Leadership and governanceStrong standard
    Early yearsNot applicable
    Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
    Post-16 provisionStrong standard
  2. 23

    19 September 2023

    Full graded inspection

    Requires improvement overall effectiveness
    Sixth formGood
    Personal developmentRequires improvement
    Quality of educationRequires improvement
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 1,369 pupils

Attendance

91.9%

Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%

Overall absence

8.1%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%

Persistent absence

21.0%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%

Severe absence

4.7%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

4.3%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

9%
20/21
21%
21/22
24%
22/23
26%
23/24
21%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

GCSE results

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Attainment 8 score41.4——
Progress 8 score-0.41—0.00
Grade 5+ in English & maths40%——
Grade 4+ in English & maths56%——
EBacc average point score3.39——

Progress 8 band

Well below
5% of schools
Below
26% of schools
Average
43% of schools
Above
21% of schools
Well above
5% of schools

A-level results

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Average points per entry32.01——

Average grade: C+ (England B-)

GCSE results over time

46.4201943.7202239.8202341.4202445.52025

Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Attainment 845.546
Grade 5+ English & maths43.9%46%
Grade 4+ English & maths65.9%65%
Entering EBacc16.3%40%
EBacc average point score3.784.1
Pupils in cohort264—

How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)

Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.

Disadvantaged pupils
-1.00
Other pupils
-0.20
Low prior attainers
-0.33
Middle prior attainers
-0.51
High prior attainers
-0.20
Girls
-0.31
Boys
-0.50

A-level results over time

31.03201934.42202231.19202332.01202432.232025

Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Average points per entry32.2335
Average gradeC+—
AAB or better (2 facilitating)12.5%17%
A-level students60—

Results by subject

Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.

GCSE

Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.

SubjectEntriesGrade 7+Grade 5+Grade 4+
English Language26412%50%65%
English Literature26412%48%66%
Mathematics26322%51%75%
Statistics2593%29%56%
Combined Science2072%29%53%
History13112%34%47%
Spanish9123%56%73%
Geography5816%34%41%
Biology5751%96%98%
Physics5761%89%93%
Chemistry5756%95%98%
Art and Design4620%78%96%

A level

SubjectEntriesA*A*–AA*–B
Mathematics186%39%56%
Business Studies130%0%23%
Psychology120%8%33%
Biology110%0%36%
Chemistry119%18%45%
Sociology110%18%55%
Media / Film / TV Studies110%9%73%
English Language and Literature110%9%18%
History911%11%56%
Logic / Philosophy90%0%22%
Government and Politics90%0%33%
Physics70%29%43%

Oxbridge

<32020<32022<3202302024

Cambridge offers by year

No Cambridge offers this year

UCAS apply centre 12464: The Brunts Academy

Cambridge admissions12024
Applications≤5
Offers0
Success rate—
Accepted offers0

1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).

2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.

Where students go next

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Higher education (university)62%——
Apprenticeships4%——
Any education or training62%——

Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Nottinghamshire council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Year 7 (secondary)31 October1 March (or next working day)

Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.