Fountaindale School
Academy special sponsor led · Mixed · Nottinghamshire
Nottingham Road, Mansfield, NG18 5BA
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 13/05/2025
Application demand
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No council data
Attendance
85.3%
58.1% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
95
Capacity used
Over capacity113%
84 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Details
- Type
- Academy special sponsor led
- Age range
- 3–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Ben Norman
- Address
- Nottingham Road, Mansfield, NG18 5BA
- Phone
- 01623792671
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Ward / constituency
- Sutton Junction & Harlow Wood · Ashfield
- Area
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 149430
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 46% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 7% | — | — |
| SEN support | 0% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: NEXUS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
95 pupils · 84 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
13 May 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessSixth form Good Early years Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 86 pupils
Attendance
85.3%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
14.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
58.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
5.8%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.1%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
Primary results by subject (SATs)
Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England
Reading, writing & maths combined
Reading
Writing
Maths
Grammar, punctuation & spelling
Science
England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).
Primary results over time
Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Expected standard (RWM) | 0% | 61% |
| Higher standard | 0% | 8% |
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in cohort | 4 | — |
Oxbridge
No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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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.