Meden School
Burns Lane, Warsop, Mansfield, NG20 0QN
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- NOVA EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Simon Morton
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Nova Education Trust
- Constituency
- Mansfield
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,356
- Pupils on roll
- 1,054
- URN
- 138411
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01623843517
About this school
Meden School is a secondary academy in Mansfield. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,054 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- 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 | 167 | 195 | 191 |
| Attainment 8 score | 43.6 | 40.6 | 44.0 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.24 +0.03 to +0.46 | +0.06 -0.15 to +0.26 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 38% | 29.2% | 35.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 59% | 52.8% | 62.8% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 4% | 5.1% | 15.2% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
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 Meden School 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 | 43.6 | 39.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 40.6 | 39.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 44 | 39.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,030 |
| 2023/24 | 1,075 |
| 2024/25 | 1,064 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Meden School compares
Meden School ranked 29th of 44 secondary schools in Nottinghamshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 53% 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 | 44 | 9.6% | 37.6% | 1,054 | — |
| The Manor Academy | 39.8 | 9.7% | 30.9% | 1,204 | 3.1 miles |
| Shirebrook Academy | 39.5 | 9.5% | 43.7% | 824 | 3.3 miles |
| The Garibaldi School | 44.4 | 9.2% | 26.3% | 1,017 | 3.4 miles |
| The Brunts Academy | 45.5 | 8.1% | 28.8% | 1,378 | 4.2 miles |
| Samworth Church Academy | 37.1 | 11.9% | 32.5% | 1,008 | 4.3 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 37.58%
- English as an additional language
- 5%
- Overall absence
- 9.58%
- Persistent absence
- 30.31%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Manor Academy3.1 miles
Secondary · Mansfield
-
Shirebrook Academy3.3 miles
Secondary · Mansfield
-
The Garibaldi School3.4 miles
Secondary · Mansfield
-
The Brunts Academy4.2 miles
Secondary · Mansfield
-
Samworth Church Academy4.3 miles
Secondary · Mansfield
Other schools in Mansfield
Meden School ranks 4th of the 9 ranked secondary schools in Mansfield.
- All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Academy Secondary
- Queen Elizabeth's Academy Secondary
- Samworth Church 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 year groups does Meden School teach?
- Meden School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Mansfield.
- Who is the headteacher of Meden School?
- The headteacher of Meden School is Mr Simon Morton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Meden School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Meden School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Meden School?
- Meden School has 1,054 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Meden School full?
- Meden School has capacity for 1,356 pupils and 1,054 on roll (78%), 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 Meden School a faith school?
- No. Meden School has no designated religious character.
- Is Meden School a selective school?
- No. Meden School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Meden School?
- Meden School is part of NOVA EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Meden School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 43.6 in 2022/23 and 44 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Meden School rank locally?
- Meden School ranked 29th of 44 secondary schools in Nottinghamshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 53% 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 Meden School's absence rate?
- Meden School's overall absence rate is 9.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Meden School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Meden School'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.