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Pollyteach Limited

Special · ages 8-16MixedIndependent10 pupilsMansfieldNottinghamshire
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
Strong pass in English and maths4%England 46%
Places40 spare10 pupils, 50 places
Pupils on roll10Census January 2024

Pollyteach Limited is an independent special school in Mansfield for boys and girls aged 8 to 16. It has 10 pupils and room for 50.

The Elms, Portland College, Nottingham Road, Mansfield, NG18 4TJ0777 558 9587pollyteach.comMiss Ellie Wood headteacherAll details

Ofsted

Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.

Results

GCSE results, summer 2025

78 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.

Average GCSE score7.2
England 46.8
Official name: Attainment 8
Strong pass in English and maths4%
England 46%
Official name: Grade 5+ in English and maths
Standard pass in English and maths10%
England 66%
Official name: Grade 4+ in English and maths
Trend
Average GCSE score
2019 to 2025
2019: 14.814.820192022: 13.213.220222023: 8.38.320232024: 7.17.120242025: 7.27.22025
Since 2019: -7.6
All GCSE measures, year by year
Measure20252024202320222019NottinghamshireEngland
Pupils at the end of Year 117862662211
Average GCSE scoreAttainment 87.27.18.313.214.846.446.8
Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths4%3%3%0%0%46%46%
Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths10%11%6%18%0%67%66%
Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score0.400.530.651.021.424.094.15
Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry0%0%0%0%0%38%41%

Subjects

Results came out for 5 GCSE subjects in 2025. Each figure is the share of pupils who got a grade 5 or better, next to the average for state secondaries in England.

Subjects that did worse than the England average: Biology (4% here, 82% across England), English Language (11% here, 54% across England), Mathematics (13% here, 53% across England).

What is taught here

The small number is how many pupils sat each subject. Subjects with fewer than six pupils aren't published.

Every subject against England, 2025
Mathematics53 entries
13%England 53%
11%England 54%
Biology23 entries
4%England 82%
Physics14 entries
14%England 82%
10%England 58%
SubjectEntriesGrades 9 to 7Grades 9 to 5Grades 9 to 4England 9 to 5Rank in England
Mathematics534%13%23%53%
English Language530%11%15%54%
Biology230%4%13%82%
Physics140%14%14%82%
English Literature100%10%20%58%

In combined science each pupil gets two grades and we count the lower one. Rankings only include state secondaries where 20 or more pupils sat the subject.

Does every child do well here?

A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. Every gap at this school is smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.

At GCSE, 2025

Average GCSE scoreBoys vs girls
7.66.8
Gap 0.8England 3.0
First groupSecond groupEngland, each group

Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Nottinghamshire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll10Census January 2024
Places5020% full
Pupils from low-income familiesGet free school meals
Pupils getting extra support0%0 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan100%10 pupils with a plan
Boys and girls7 / 3
How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll10122012124
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals0%0%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language0%0%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support0%20%0%0%0%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans100%75%100%100%100%

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m3912 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate80 per 1,000 people13% lower than the England average
Typical house price£200,000Ashfield
Nearest bus stop230 mPortland College, 4 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Portland CollegeSpecial post 16 institution200 mNot inspectedCompare
Fountaindale SchoolAcademy410 m95No overall grade 2025Compare
West Nottinghamshire CollegeFurther education1.2 milesNot inspectedCompare
Ravenshead CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England1.3 miles360Good 202244Compare
St Peter's CofE Primary Academy, MansfieldAcademy1.4 miles180Good 202241Compare
Abbey Gates Primary SchoolCouncil1.6 miles238Good 202489Compare
Berry Hill Primary SchoolCouncil1.7 miles459Good 202044Compare
High Oakham Primary SchoolCouncil1.8 miles477Good 202247Compare

Questions parents ask

Is Pollyteach Limited a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Pollyteach Limited yet.

How good are Pollyteach Limited's GCSE results?

In summer 2025, 4% of pupils got a grade 5 or better in both English and maths. Across England it was 46%. Its Attainment 8 score, which is the average grade across a pupil's best eight subjects times ten, was 7.2, against 46.8 for England.

How many pupils does Pollyteach Limited have?

10 pupils aged 8 to 16 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 50 places, so it is 20% full.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
The Elms, Portland College, Nottingham Road, Mansfield, NG18 4TJ
Telephone
0777 558 9587
Website
www.pollyteach.com
Headteacher
Miss Ellie Wood
Type of school
Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
Phase
Special school, ages 8-16
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Local authority
Nottinghamshire
Ward
Sutton Junction & Harlow Wood
Constituency
Ashfield
Setting
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
7 June 2018
URN
145546 · LAESTAB 8916038 · UKPRN 10079418

Recent changes

  • New KS4 results for 2024/25

Where these figures come from