The Garibaldi School, Mansfield

In 2026, pupils at The Garibaldi School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 46.1, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.6 in Nottinghamshire and 47 across England.

49% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 47% in Nottinghamshire and 47% in England.

That is up from 44.4 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.35: pupils made 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 38.5, against 48.4 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 9.9 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 22 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Spanish, Combined Science and History.

For September 2026 entry, 197 families put The Garibaldi School as their first choice and 451 named it as one of their preferences, for 208 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to The Garibaldi School are Sherwood Church Academy (1.8 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 36); The Brunts Academy (2.3 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 45.4); The Manor Academy (2.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 43.8); and Queen Elizabeth's Academy (3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 32.3).

The Garibaldi School's 2026 results were higher than all 4 of them.

The Garibaldi School is one of 17 schools run by Nova Education Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 47 in 2024/25.

Of the 173 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 84% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 65% to a further education college, 6% to an apprenticeship and 4% into work.

Of the 42 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 62% went on to university or other higher education, 5% to apprenticeships and 24% into work. 23% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

6.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 116 pupils (11.4%) received SEN support and 18 (1.8%) 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 Woodhouse Rail Station, about 2.8 miles away in a straight line.

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Braemar Road (adjacent), 100 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood The Garibaldi School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 46 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Nottinghamshire (101).

In 2024/25, The Garibaldi School issued 428 suspensions, 43.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to The Garibaldi School are John T Rice Infant and Nursery School (under 0.1 miles), Newlands Junior School (0.3 miles), Samuel Barlow Primary Academy (0.7 miles) and Holly Primary School (1.1 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.