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Redgate Primary Academy

Special · ages 3-11MixedAcademy58 pupilsNurseryMansfieldNottinghamshire
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
OfstedStrong teachingOfsted report card, June 2026
Reached the expected level at 110%England 63%
Attendance92.4%England 94.8%
Pupils from low-income families59%Far more than most schools
PlacesFull58 pupils, 56 places
Pupils per teacher7.6School workforce census

Redgate Primary Academy is a sponsored special academy in Mansfield for boys and girls aged 3 to 11. It has 58 pupils, 2 more than it has places for. About 59 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. Ofsted visited in June 2026 and gave it a report card, which is below.

Somersall Street, Mansfield, NG19 6EL01623 455944redgateprimary-ac.org.ukMrs Claire Gouthwaite headteacherAll details

What Ofsted found

Ofsted visited on 9 June 2026. Instead of one overall word, it now gives a grade for each part of school life. Read the full report on Ofsted's website.

TeachingOfsted calls this “curriculum and teaching”
Strong
Achievement
Strong
Behaviour and attendanceOfsted calls this “attendance and behaviour”
Strong
Support for every childOfsted calls this “inclusion”
Strong
WellbeingOfsted calls this “personal development and wellbeing”
Strong
LeadershipOfsted calls this “leadership and governance”
Strong
SafeguardingAre pupils kept safe?
Pupils are kept safe
Met
Ofsted's scale:ExceptionalStrong standardExpected standardNeeds attentionUrgent improvement

Ofsted says these new grades can't be lined up against the old one-word grades.

Earlier inspections (1)
DateTypeOutcome
29 March 2022Academy First Section 5Good

Results

Year 6 results (SATs), summer 2025

11 children took the tests. Here is how they did against every state primary in England. With a year group this small, a couple of children can move the percentages a long way.

Reached the expected level at 110%
England 63%
Official name: Expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Working above the expected level0%
England 8%
Official name: Higher standard in reading, writing and maths
Reading scoreOfficial name: Reading average scaled score
Maths scoreOfficial name: Maths average scaled score
Trend
Reached the expected level at 11
2018 to 2025
2018: 0%0%20182019: 0%0%20192023: 0%0%20232024: 0%0%20242025: 0%0%2025
Since 2018: +0%
All Year 6 measures, year by year
Measure20252024202320192018†2017†NottinghamshireEngland
Pupils tested1111109124
Reached the expected level at 11Expected standard in reading, writing and maths0%0%0%0%0%63%63%
Working above the expected levelHigher standard in reading, writing and maths0%0%0%0%0%7%8%
Reading scoreReading average scaled score103.0105.4105.6
Maths scoreMaths average scaled score95.0104.6104.6
Grammar and spelling scoreGPS average scaled score97.0105.0105.2
Expected level: readingReading expected standard0%0%0%0%8%
Expected level: mathsMaths expected standard0%0%0%0%0%
Expected level: writingWriting expected standard (teacher assessed)0%0%0%0%0%
Reading progressReading progress score-10.1-1.7-4.8
Maths progressMaths progress score-8.9-0.3-4.5

There are no progress figures for 2025. That year group missed their Year 2 tests during Covid, so there was no starting point to measure from. Progress figures come back with the December 2026 results. Tests were cancelled altogether in 2020 and 2021.

† These results are for Redgate School, the school this one replaced in October 2017. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.

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 roll58Census January 2026
Places56104% full
Pupils from low-income families59%59% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English14%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support0%0 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan100%58 pupils with a plan
Pupils with extra funding (pupil premium)57%£51,150 extra funding in 2026/27; England 24%
Boys and girls45 / 13
White British pupils78%

Specialist SEND provision. A special school for pupils with autism, moderate learning difficulties, speech, language and communication, severe learning difficulties, specific learning difficulties, visual impairment.

To get a place in the unit or resourced provision, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school. Other schools in Nottinghamshire with autism provision.

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: Autistic spectrum disorder (41), language and communications needs (10), Severe learning difficulty (3), Moderate learning difficulty (1), Profound and multiple learning difficulty (1), emotional and mental health (1).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll585856555656
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals59%55%63%69%61%68%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language14%17%14%15%9%2%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support0%0%0%0%0%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans100%100%100%100%100%

Attendance and behaviour

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 92.4% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.

Attendance92.4%
England 94.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Pupils missing a lot of school19.3%
England 12.8%
Official name: Persistent absence
Suspensions per 100 pupils0.02024/25, no permanent exclusions
Missed without permission1.5%of school time, 2024/25
Attendance year by year
Measure2024/252023/242022/232021/222020/212018/19England
Sessions missedOverall absence7.6%11.8%8.7%8.1%17.3%7.3%5.2%
Missed with permissionAuthorised absence6.1%6.9%7.5%7.9%16.5%5.5%
Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence1.5%4.9%1.1%0.2%0.8%1.8%
Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence19.3%30.2%32.1%24.1%70.9%20.4%12.8%
SuspensionsSuspension rate0.00.00.00.00.0
Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions00000

Staff and money

From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.

Teachers7.6full-time equivalent, 8 people
Pupils per teacher7.6Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers100%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants17.2full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£47,330
Teachers who left in the year0%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0
Sick days per teacher4.42024/25

Money

From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other special schools in England that report their accounts the same way.

Spend per pupil£26,534England £30,720. Total £1.5m
Income per pupil£29,121England £33,526. Total £1.7m
Spent on teachers per pupil£9,017England £11,966
Money in reserve1%Very little put by: £11k, £193 per pupil. England 16%
Money in against money out+£150kit took in more than it spent this year
Where the money goes£26,534spent per pupil

Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m36612 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate80 per 1,000 people12% lower than the England average
Typical house price£190,000Mansfield
Nearest bus stop310 mLake Avenue, 10 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
The Flying High AcademyAcademy200 m418Good 202261Compare
Intake Farm Primary SchoolCouncil380 m209Good 202327Compare
Wainwright Primary AcademyAcademy530 m407Good 202321Compare
All Saints' Catholic Voluntary AcademyAcademy660 m1,130Good 202274Compare
The Beech AcademyAcademy810 m111Good 2023Compare
Sutton Road Primary SchoolAcademy0.7 miles537Not inspected14Compare
St Philip Neri With St Bede Catholic Voluntary AcademyAcademy0.7 miles471Good 202351Compare
Queen Elizabeth's AcademyAcademy0.8 miles886Good 20236Compare

Questions parents ask

Is Redgate Primary Academy a good school?

Redgate Primary Academy doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted's report card from June 2026 rated its teaching as strong.

What is Redgate Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted no longer gives schools one overall grade. When it visited on 9 June 2026 it rated teaching as strong, achievement as strong, behaviour and attendance as strong, leadership as strong.

How good are Redgate Primary Academy's SATs results?

In summer 2025, 0% of Year 6 children reached the expected level in reading, writing and maths. Across England it was 63%. 0% went further and reached the higher level. The year group was small, so the percentages jump around a lot from year to year.

How many pupils does Redgate Primary Academy have?

58 pupils aged 3 to 11 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 56 places, so it is 104% full.

What is attendance like at Redgate Primary Academy?

Pupils were in school 92.4% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 19% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.

Does Redgate Primary Academy have specialist SEND provision?

Yes. It is a special school for autism, moderate learning difficulties, speech, language and communication, severe learning difficulties, specific learning difficulties, visual impairment. To get a place there, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school.

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

Contact and details

Address
Somersall Street, Mansfield, NG19 6EL
Telephone
01623 455944
Website
www.redgateprimary-ac.org.uk
Headteacher
Mrs Claire Gouthwaite
Type of school
Sponsored special academy (Academy special sponsor led, academies)
Phase
Special school, ages 3-11, with nursery
Gender
Mixed
Multi-academy trust
Diverse Academies Trust (16 schools)
Local authority
Nottinghamshire
Ward
Wainwright
Constituency
Mansfield
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
1 October 2017 (new provision)
URN
144024 · LAESTAB 8917001 · UKPRN 10064721
Formerly
Redgate School

Where these figures come from