Stubbin Wood School
Common Lane, Shirebrook, Mansfield, NG20 8QF
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 2 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- T.E.A.M EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Vashti Hildreth (Head of School)
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- T.E.A.M Education Trust
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Bolsover
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 225
- Pupils on roll
- 252
- URN
- 147627
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01623742795
About this school
Stubbin Wood School is a special academy in Mansfield. It teaches children aged 2 to 19 and has 252 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Stubbin Wood School, 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
- Inadequate
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Inadequate
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- Sixth form
- Inadequate
- Safeguarding
- Not effective
Ofsted placed the school in a category of concern: special measures.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 13 | 13 | 19 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | 90.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | 88.0 |
| Reading progress | -11.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -10.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -11.30 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 19 | 12 | 18 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
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 Stubbin Wood 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 | Derbyshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0% | 58.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 12.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 11.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 218 |
| 2023/24 | 237 |
| 2024/25 | 261 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 56.54%
- English as an additional language
- 5%
- Overall absence
- 11.86%
- Persistent absence
- 28.57%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Jasmine Grove School2.9 miles
Special schools · Chesterfield
-
Yeoman Park Academy3.4 miles
Academies · Mansfield
-
The Beech Academy4.0 miles
Academies · Mansfield
-
New Direction4.3 miles
Special schools · Chesterfield
-
Redgate Primary Academy4.4 miles
Academies · Mansfield
Other schools in Mansfield
- Fountaindale School Academies
- Horizons Academy Free Schools
- Pollyteach Limited Special schools
- Portland College Other types
- R.E.A.L. Independent Schools Mansfield Special schools
- Redgate Primary Academy Academies
- The Beech Academy Academies
- Yeoman Park Academy Academies
- Abbey Primary School Primary
- Anthony Bek Community Primary School Primary
- Asquith Primary School Primary
- Berry Hill Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Stubbin Wood School teach?
- Stubbin Wood School teaches children aged 2 to 19. It is a special school in Mansfield.
- Who is the headteacher of Stubbin Wood School?
- The headteacher of Stubbin Wood School is Ms Vashti Hildreth (Head of School), as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Stubbin Wood School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Stubbin Wood 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 many pupils are at Stubbin Wood School?
- Stubbin Wood School has 252 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 19.
- Is Stubbin Wood School full?
- Stubbin Wood School has capacity for 225 pupils and 252 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 Stubbin Wood School a faith school?
- No. Stubbin Wood School has no designated religious character.
- Is Stubbin Wood School part of an academy trust?
- Stubbin Wood School is part of T.E.A.M EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Stubbin Wood School have?
- The schools register lists Stubbin Wood School's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Stubbin Wood School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Stubbin Wood School's absence rate?
- Stubbin Wood School's overall absence rate is 11.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Stubbin Wood School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Stubbin Wood 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 10 July 2026.