Shirebrook Academy
Common Lane, Mansfield, NG20 8QF
824 pupils · 97% of 850 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- ASTON COMMUNITY EDUCATION TRUST
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Free school meals
- 46.2%
Ofsted
No overall grade (2025) — Inspected 2024–2025 — no overall grade under the interim framework
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 29 April 2025, published 8 June 2025. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 39.5 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 31.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 51.6% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 39.2% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.96 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 165 | 158 | 202 | 162 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 163 | 160 | 207 | 163 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 163 | 163 | 231 | 163 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 168 | 177 | 248 | 168 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 171 | 175 | 255 | 171 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 162 | 157 | 241 | 159 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 164 | 162 | 252 | 164 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 167 | 187 | 274 | 167 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- The Bolsover School 3.7 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2025)
- The Manor Academy 5.1 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Meden School 5.3 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Queen Elizabeth's Academy 6.3 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Academy 6.5 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- The Brunts Academy 7 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2026)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.