Samworth Church Academy
Sherwood Hall Road, Mansfield, NG18 2DY
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- DIOCESE OF SOUTHWELL AND NOTTINGHAM MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Principal
- Mr Carl Bennett
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Diocese
- Diocese of Southwell
- Sponsor
- Diocese Of Southwell and Nottingham Multi-Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Mansfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 900
- Pupils on roll
- 1,008
- URN
- 135583
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01623663450
About this school
Samworth Church Academy is a Church of England secondary academy in Mansfield. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 1,008 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Samworth Church Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 188 | 178 | 179 |
| Attainment 8 score | 39.8 | 36.9 | 37.1 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.26 -0.46 to -0.05 | -0.67 -0.88 to -0.46 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 29% | 32.6% | 23.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 49% | 53.9% | 45.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 17% | 28.1% | 26.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Samworth Church Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Nottinghamshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 39.8 | 39.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 36.9 | 39.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 37.1 | 39.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 12.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 12.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 11.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,036 |
| 2023/24 | 1,011 |
| 2024/25 | 1,004 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Samworth Church Academy compares
Samworth Church Academy ranked 38th of 44 secondary schools in Nottinghamshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 31% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 4% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 37.1 | 11.9% | 32.5% | 1,008 | — |
| The Brunts Academy | 45.5 | 8.1% | 28.8% | 1,378 | 0.8 miles |
| Queen Elizabeth's Academy | 32.2 | 11.7% | 42.6% | 886 | 1.6 miles |
| The Garibaldi School | 44.4 | 9.2% | 26.3% | 1,017 | 1.8 miles |
| The Manor Academy | 39.8 | 9.7% | 30.9% | 1,204 | 1.8 miles |
| All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Academy | 51.6 | 6.7% | 19.7% | 1,130 | 1.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 32.45%
- English as an additional language
- 8%
- Overall absence
- 11.85%
- Persistent absence
- 31.44%
Location
Nearby schools
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The Brunts Academy0.8 miles
Secondary · Mansfield
-
Queen Elizabeth's Academy1.6 miles
Secondary · Mansfield
-
The Garibaldi School1.8 miles
Secondary · Mansfield
-
The Manor Academy1.8 miles
Secondary · Mansfield
-
All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Academy1.8 miles
Secondary · Mansfield
Other schools in Mansfield
Samworth Church Academy ranks 8th of the 9 ranked secondary schools in Mansfield.
- All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Academy Secondary
- Meden School Secondary
- Queen Elizabeth's Academy Secondary
- Shirebrook Academy Secondary
- The Brunts Academy Secondary
- The Garibaldi School Secondary
- The Joseph Whitaker School Secondary
- The Manor Academy Secondary
- Abbey Primary School Primary
- Anthony Bek Community Primary School Primary
- Asquith Primary School Primary
- Berry Hill Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Samworth Church Academy teach?
- Samworth Church Academy teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a secondary school in Mansfield.
- Who is the principal of Samworth Church Academy?
- The principal of Samworth Church Academy is Mr Carl Bennett, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Samworth Church Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Samworth Church Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Samworth Church Academy?
- Samworth Church Academy has 1,008 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Samworth Church Academy full?
- Samworth Church Academy has capacity for 900 pupils and 1,008 on roll (112%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Samworth Church Academy a faith school?
- Yes. Samworth Church Academy is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Southwell.
- Is Samworth Church Academy a selective school?
- No. Samworth Church Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Samworth Church Academy part of an academy trust?
- Samworth Church Academy is part of DIOCESE OF SOUTHWELL AND NOTTINGHAM MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Samworth Church Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 39.8 in 2022/23 and 37.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Samworth Church Academy compare with other schools in Nottinghamshire?
- Samworth Church Academy ranked 38th of 44 secondary schools in Nottinghamshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 31% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 4% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Samworth Church Academy's absence rate?
- Samworth Church Academy's overall absence rate is 11.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Samworth Church Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Samworth Church Academy's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.