The Manor Academy

The Manor Academy maintains its status as a good school, characterized by an ambitious curriculum and a supportive environment for all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Pupils are well-prepared for their future, with high aspirations reinforced by a range of academic and extracurricular opportunities. The school fosters a culture of respect and inclusivity, which contributes to a generally positive atmosphere where students feel safe and supported.

Strengths

• Ambitious curriculum that promotes critical thinking skills
• Effective support for pupils with SEND who achieve well alongside peers
• Strong subject knowledge among teachers enhances pupil understanding
• Positive behaviour management with most pupils behaving well
• Diverse extracurricular activities that engage many pupils

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent checking of pupils' understanding in some lessons
• Attendance rates need improvement, especially for vulnerable pupils

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at The Manor Academy attended 90.3% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 30.7% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 14.4% of pupils at The Manor Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 7 pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 The Manor Academy had 14.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 13.3% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 12.0% of pupils at The Manor Academy were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 1.3% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 The Manor Academy received £8,052 and spent £7,731 for each of its 1,265 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £2,700,000 (£2,134 per pupil).

Across all 10 schools of The Two Counties Trust, income was £8,024 and spending £7,827 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Mansfield · Nottinghamshire local authority: places and applications

The Manor Academy is part of The Two Counties Trust, which runs 10 schools. The nearest others:

• Ashfield Comprehensive School Nottingham
• Frederick Gent School Alfreton
• Heritage High School Chesterfield
• Selston High School Nottingham
• Springwell Community College Chesterfield
• Swanwick Hall School Alfreton
• Friesland School Sandiacre
• Wilsthorpe School Nottingham
• Allestree Woodlands School Derby

What is The Manor Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for The Manor Academy is Good, from an inspection in March 2024.

When was The Manor Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

The Manor Academy was last inspected in March 2024.

How many pupils does The Manor Academy have?

The Manor Academy has 1,204 pupils on roll.

What age range does The Manor Academy cover?

The Manor Academy for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are The Manor Academy's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 43.8, and 43% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is The Manor Academy?

The Manor Academy is at Park Hall Road, Mansfield Woodhouse, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, NG19 8QA.