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Dawn House School
All-through · Mixed · Ages 5–19 · Non-maintained special school
Helmsley Road, Rainworth, Nr Mansfield, Notts NG21 0DQ · dawnhouseschool.org.uk · 01623 795361
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Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Jul 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 3.1
- average Attainment 8 score. Nottinghamshire 46.8, England 46
- Pupils
- 113
- 94% of 120 places
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 38.8%
- First language not English
- 1.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 3.1, and 0% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Nottinghamshire it was 46.8, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼3.1 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼0.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼0.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼0.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼0.00 | 4.09 |
hidden: too few pupils to publish
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Further education | 16.7 | −26.2 |
| Other education | 83.3 | +26.2 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Dawn House School on 1 July 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 1 Jul 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Sixth form | Outstanding |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Jun 2023
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Jun 2023Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Feb 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Mar 2014Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Apr 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good
What parents said
93% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (28 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 93%
- Replies
- 28
- 27% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 71% who raised concerns
based on the 43% who had a child bullied
based on 28 parents (100%) with SEND