The Garibaldi School
Forest Town, Mansfield, NG19 0JX
1,017 pupils · 83% of 1,224 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- NOVA EDUCATION TRUST
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 26.3%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
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 6 June 2023, published 17 July 2023. 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 | 44.4 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 47.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 67.2% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 66.7% |
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 — 0.95 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 208 | 197 | 451 | 208 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 207 | 209 | 445 | 207 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 199 | 182 | 438 | 198 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 190 | 208 | 434 | 190 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 175 | 187 | 417 | 175 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 175 | 200 | 409 | 175 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 175 | 180 | 349 | 175 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 172 | 185 | 346 | 172 |
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
- Samworth Church Academy 2.9 km · No overall grade (2025)
- The Brunts Academy 3.7 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2026)
- The Manor Academy 3.8 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Queen Elizabeth's Academy 4.9 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- The Joseph Whitaker School 5.2 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Meden School 5.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
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.