Stubbin Wood School, Shirebrook
Stubbin Wood School is a special school for pupils aged 2 to 19 in Shirebrook, part of Nexus Multi Academy Trust.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Stubbin Wood School in detail
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other special schools to Stubbin Wood School are Stubbin Wood School (under 0.1 miles, Good); Jasmine Grove School (2.9 miles, Good); Yeoman Park Academy (3.4 miles, Outstanding); and The Beech Academy (4 miles, Good).
Stubbin Wood SchoolJasmine Grove SchoolYeoman Park AcademyThe Beech Academy
The trust
Stubbin Wood School is one of 23 schools run by Nexus Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Shirebrook Rail Station, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is School (adjacent), 90 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Stubbin Wood School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Sources: NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Stubbin Wood School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in September 2026. Before that, as Stubbin Wood School (URN 147627), it was rated Good in May 2022. See Stubbin Wood School's inspections
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby schools
Keep up with Stubbin Wood School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Stubbin Wood School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Stubbin Wood School is in Derbyshire; for families living there:
- Derbyshire's school travel policy: Home to school transport policy 2026 to 2027 - 465KB
- How to apply: Apply for home to school transport assistance
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 2
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 0 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt.
1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Derbyshire is 6 (the median across 454 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - Shirebrook
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Shirebrook
Across Derbyshire council
Places available
8,818
Applications
7,971
Got 1st preference
94.5%
Got preferred school
98.5%
All secondary applications across Derbyshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
Absence at Stubbin Wood School before it took its current form in 20262024/25
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 147627). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
11.9%
Overall absence
28.6%
Persistent absence
189
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Stubbin Wood School
Questions parents ask about Stubbin Wood School
What is Stubbin Wood School's Ofsted rating?
Stubbin Wood School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in September 2026. Before that, as Stubbin Wood School (URN 147627), it was rated Good in May 2022.
What is the catchment area for Stubbin Wood School?
No fixed boundary. When Stubbin Wood School is oversubscribed, Derbyshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How do I apply to Stubbin Wood School?
Apply through Derbyshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Stubbin Wood School on your application. The national closing date in England is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.
How many road collisions happen near Stubbin Wood School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 0 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Derbyshire is 6 (the median across 454 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Stubbin Wood School?
Stubbin Wood School is at Common Lane, Shirebrook, Derbyshire, NG20 8QF.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)