Shirebrook Academy
Common Lane, Shirebrook, Mansfield, NG20 8QF
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ASTON COMMUNITY EDUCATION TRUST
- Principal
- Mrs Lindsey Burgin
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Aston Community Education Trust (ACET)
- Constituency
- Bolsover
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 850
- Pupils on roll
- 824
- URN
- 136127
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01623742722
About this school
Shirebrook Academy is a secondary academy in Mansfield. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 824 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Shirebrook Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 157 | 168 | 153 |
| Attainment 8 score | 38.8 | 39.6 | 39.5 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.44 -0.66 to -0.22 | -0.34 -0.56 to -0.12 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 36% | 39.9% | 31.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 57% | 60.7% | 51.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 41% | 29.8% | 39.2% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
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 Shirebrook 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 | Derbyshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 38.8 | 41.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 39.6 | 41.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 39.5 | 40.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 841 |
| 2023/24 | 824 |
| 2024/25 | 812 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Shirebrook Academy compares
Shirebrook Academy ranked 40th of 45 secondary schools in Derbyshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 37% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 9% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 39.5 | 9.5% | 43.7% | 824 | — |
| The Bolsover School | 45 | 8.5% | 38.8% | 911 | 2.3 miles |
| The Manor Academy | 39.8 | 9.7% | 30.9% | 1,204 | 3.1 miles |
| Meden School | 44 | 9.6% | 37.6% | 1,054 | 3.3 miles |
| Queen Elizabeth's Academy | 32.2 | 11.7% | 42.6% | 886 | 3.9 miles |
| All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Academy | 51.6 | 6.7% | 19.7% | 1,130 | 4.1 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)
- 43.72%
- English as an additional language
- 9.4%
- Overall absence
- 9.54%
- Persistent absence
- 29.7%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Bolsover School2.3 miles
Secondary · Chesterfield
-
The Manor Academy3.1 miles
Secondary · Mansfield
-
Meden School3.3 miles
Secondary · Mansfield
-
Queen Elizabeth's Academy3.9 miles
Secondary · Mansfield
-
All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Academy4.1 miles
Secondary · Mansfield
Other schools in Mansfield
Shirebrook Academy ranks 7th of the 9 ranked secondary schools in Mansfield.
- All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Academy Secondary
- Meden School Secondary
- Queen Elizabeth's Academy Secondary
- Samworth Church 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 Shirebrook Academy teach?
- Shirebrook Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Mansfield.
- Who is the principal of Shirebrook Academy?
- The principal of Shirebrook Academy is Mrs Lindsey Burgin, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Shirebrook Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Shirebrook 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 Shirebrook Academy?
- Shirebrook Academy has 824 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Shirebrook Academy full?
- Shirebrook Academy has capacity for 850 pupils and 824 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Shirebrook Academy a faith school?
- No. Shirebrook Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Shirebrook Academy a selective school?
- No. Shirebrook Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Shirebrook Academy part of an academy trust?
- Shirebrook Academy is part of ASTON COMMUNITY EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Shirebrook Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 38.8 in 2022/23 and 39.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Shirebrook Academy compare with other schools in Derbyshire?
- Shirebrook Academy ranked 40th of 45 secondary schools in Derbyshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 37% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 9% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Shirebrook Academy's absence rate?
- Shirebrook Academy's overall absence rate is 9.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Shirebrook Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Shirebrook 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.