Venture Learning
19A Forester Street, Netherfield, NG4 2LJ
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Rich Hill
- Constituency
- Gedling
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 22
- Pupils on roll
- 16
- URN
- 147949
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 07587408996
About this school
Venture Learning is an independent special school in Nottinghamshire. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 16 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Venture Learning under its current framework. 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
Venture Learning has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in October 2020, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 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 Venture Learning has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 13 |
| 2023/24 | 13 |
| 2024/25 | 13 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 7
- Pupils on SEN support
- 9
Location
Nearby schools
-
Carlton Digby School1.8 miles
Special schools · Nottingham
-
Thorneywood Education Base1.9 miles
Other types · Nottingham
-
Rosehill School2.3 miles
Special schools · Nottingham
-
Sutherland House School2.8 miles
Special schools · Nottingham
-
Stone Soup Academy3.0 miles
Free Schools · Nottingham
Common questions
- What ages does Venture Learning teach?
- Venture Learning teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a special school in Nottinghamshire.
- Who is the headteacher of Venture Learning?
- The headteacher of Venture Learning is Mr Rich Hill, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Venture Learning been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Venture Learning under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Venture Learning?
- Venture Learning has 16 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Venture Learning full?
- Venture Learning has capacity for 22 pupils and 16 on roll (73%), 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 Venture Learning a faith school?
- No. Venture Learning has no designated religious character.
- What are Venture Learning's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Venture Learning'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 24 July 2026.