The Beech Academy

The Beech Academy continues to perform well, maintaining its status as a good school since its last inspection in May 2017. The school is committed to fostering a supportive environment for all pupils, particularly those with special educational needs, including autism spectrum conditions. Staff effectively nurture students, promoting their personal and social skills while ensuring that learning is engaging and impactful. Despite its strengths, the school faces challenges in providing a broader range of enrichment activities and in ensuring curriculum clarity in some subjects to help all students achieve their full potential.

Strengths

• Strong ethos promoting hard work, enthusiasm, and friendship among students.
• Effective support for pupils with SEND, ensuring their needs are met.
• Well-planned and adapted curriculum catering to various pathways.
• Skilled, passionate, and informed staff delivering lessons.
• Robust preparation for life beyond school through a 'steppingstones careers programme'.
• Strong links with external educational provisions.
• Effective safeguarding measures in place.

Areas for Improvement

• Insufficient clarity on precise knowledge to be learned in some subjects.
• Limited access to a broad range of enriching activities for some pupils.

In 2024–25 pupils at The Beech Academy attended 88.7% of sessions (the national figure for special schools was 87.2%). 28.0% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 35.3%).

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, 9.6% of pupils at The Beech Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 5.1%). No 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 Beech Academy had 7.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for special schools was 6.6). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 10.3% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.5%).

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 The Beech Academy had 111 pupils, 100.0% of them with an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 99.5%).

It says it provides for: moderate learning difficulty.

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 special school schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 The Beech Academy received £28,344 and spent £27,891 for each of its 114 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £478,000 (£4,191 per pupil).

Across all 18 schools of Nexus Multi Academy Trust, income was £26,093 and spending £25,319 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 Beech Academy is part of Nexus Multi Academy Trust, which runs 22 schools. The nearest others:

• Fountaindale School Mansfield
• Stubbin Wood School Shirebrook
• Endeavour Academy Nottingham
• Kingfisher Academy Sheffield
• The Willows School Rotherham
• Discovery Academy Sheffield
• Willow Park School Sheffield
• Seven Hills School Sheffield
• Crags Community School Rotherham
• Kenwood Academy Sheffield

What is The Beech Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for The Beech Academy is Good, from an inspection in February 2023.

When was The Beech Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

The Beech Academy was last inspected in February 2023.

How many pupils does The Beech Academy have?

The Beech Academy has 111 pupils on roll.

What age range does The Beech Academy cover?

The Beech Academy for pupils aged 11 to 19.

What are The Beech Academy's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 10.6, and 5% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is The Beech Academy?

The Beech Academy is at Fairholme Drive, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, NG19 6DX.