The Brunts Academy
The Park, Mansfield, NG18 2AT
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- GREENWOOD ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Chris Fisher
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Greenwood Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Mansfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,599
- Pupils on roll
- 1,378
- URN
- 137763
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01623623149
About this school
The Brunts Academy is a secondary academy in Mansfield. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,378 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The Brunts 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 no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Post-16 provision
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 269 | 263 | 264 |
| Attainment 8 score | 39.8 | 41.4 | 45.5 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.51 -0.69 to -0.33 | -0.41 -0.58 to -0.23 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 33% | 39.9% | 43.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 53% | 55.5% | 65.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 43% | 14.1% | 16.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.8 |
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 The Brunts 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 | 41.4 | 39.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 45.5 | 39.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,473 |
| 2023/24 | 1,464 |
| 2024/25 | 1,397 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Brunts Academy compares
The Brunts Academy ranked 24th of 44 secondary schools in Nottinghamshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 59% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 45.5 | 8.1% | 28.8% | 1,378 | — |
| Samworth Church Academy | 37.1 | 11.9% | 32.5% | 1,008 | 0.8 miles |
| Queen Elizabeth's Academy | 32.2 | 11.7% | 42.6% | 886 | 0.8 miles |
| All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Academy | 51.6 | 6.7% | 19.7% | 1,130 | 1.1 miles |
| The Manor Academy | 39.8 | 9.7% | 30.9% | 1,204 | 1.3 miles |
| The Garibaldi School | 44.4 | 9.2% | 26.3% | 1,017 | 2.3 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report17 March 2026
- 19 September 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 28.77%
- English as an additional language
- 13.5%
- Overall absence
- 8.12%
- Persistent absence
- 20.96%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Samworth Church Academy0.8 miles
Secondary · Mansfield
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Queen Elizabeth's Academy0.8 miles
Secondary · Mansfield
-
All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Academy1.1 miles
Secondary · Mansfield
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The Manor Academy1.3 miles
Secondary · Mansfield
-
The Garibaldi School2.3 miles
Secondary · Mansfield
Other schools in Mansfield
The Brunts Academy ranks 2nd 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
- Shirebrook 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 The Brunts Academy teach?
- The Brunts Academy teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Mansfield.
- Who is the headteacher of The Brunts Academy?
- The headteacher of The Brunts Academy is Mr Chris Fisher, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Brunts Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Brunts 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 The Brunts Academy?
- The Brunts Academy has 1,378 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is The Brunts Academy full?
- The Brunts Academy has capacity for 1,599 pupils and 1,378 on roll (86%), so it has space against 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 The Brunts Academy a faith school?
- No. The Brunts Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is The Brunts Academy a selective school?
- No. The Brunts Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is The Brunts Academy part of an academy trust?
- The Brunts Academy is part of GREENWOOD ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have The Brunts Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 39.8 in 2022/23 and 45.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Brunts Academy compare with other schools in Nottinghamshire?
- The Brunts Academy ranked 24th of 44 secondary schools in Nottinghamshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 59% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Brunts Academy's absence rate?
- The Brunts Academy's overall absence rate is 8.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Brunts Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Brunts 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.