Sherwood Church Academy, Mansfield

In its own words: "Our vision is to create an environment that provides the best start to a bright future for all our students, by giving them all the opportunity to be fully qualified for adult life, in the fullest sense of the term."

On phones, the school says: "This includes at the start and end of the day, once they are through the school gates phones and smart watches should not be used."

In 2026, pupils at Sherwood Church Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 36, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.6 in Nottinghamshire and 47 across England.

23% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 47% in Nottinghamshire and 47% in England.

That is down from 37.1 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.67: pupils made well below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 28.7, against 39.6 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 10.9 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 26 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and History.

For September 2026 entry, 181 families put Sherwood Church Academy as their first choice and 528 named it as one of their preferences, for 176 places offered. That is slightly more first choices than places. 17 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Sherwood Church Academy are The Brunts Academy (0.8 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 45.4); Queen Elizabeth's Academy (1.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 32.3); The Garibaldi School (1.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 46.1); and The Manor Academy (1.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 43.8).

Sherwood Church Academy's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

Sherwood Church Academy is one of 24 schools run by Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham Multi-Academy Trust, an academy trust.

66 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Sherwood Church Academy (as of September 2025): 52% would recommend the school, 61% say their child is happy there and 26% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (71%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (26%).

Of the 178 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 81% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 56% to a further education college, 4% to an apprenticeship and 4% into work.

Of the 55 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 47% went on to university or other higher education, 9% to apprenticeships and 26% into work. 8% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

9.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 166 pupils (16.5%) received SEN support and 22 (2.2%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is autism.

The nearest railway station is Mansfield Rail Station, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Chadburn Road (opposite), 130 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Sherwood Church Academy stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 278 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Nottinghamshire (101), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Sherwood Church Academy issued 557 suspensions, 55.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Sherwood Church Academy are Abbey Primary School (under 0.1 miles), Heatherley Primary School (0.3 miles), Asquith Primary School (0.4 miles) and Forest Town Primary School (0.5 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.