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The Garibaldi School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Forest Town, Mansfield NG19 0JX · garibaldi.org.uk · 01623 464220
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 44.4
- average Attainment 8 score. Nottinghamshire 46.8, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 2.45 mi
- 3.94 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Nottinghamshire Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,017
- 83% of 1,224 places
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 26.3%
- First language not English
- 6.8%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Nova Education Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 2.45 mi (3.94 km) from the school. Source: Nottinghamshire Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 197 families put the school first and 208 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 208 | 197 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 207 | 209 | 1▲ | 89% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 199 | 182 | 0.9 | 99% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 190 | 208 | 1.1▲ | 84% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 175 | 187 | 1.1▲ | 87% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 2.45 mi3.94 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 44.4, and 47.1% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Nottinghamshire it was 46.8, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B- (35.8 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●44.4 | 46.0 | ||
| ●47.1% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲67.2% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲66.7% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.10 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 122830)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 19.1 | −10.1 |
| Further education | 64.7 | +17.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 5.8 | +1 |
| Employment | 3.5 | −0.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.6 | −4.3 |
| Activity not captured | 2.3 | −3.1 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 students | B- (35.8) | Average +0.09 | |
| 26 students | B- (35.8) | Average +0.09 | |
| 10 students | Dist (35.8) | Average -0.03 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 40 | C+ (34) | +0.02 |
| 2022/23 | 31 | B- (35.4) | — |
| 2021/22 | 34 | B- (36) | — |
| 2018/19 | 24 | C- (27.1) | -0.26 |
| 2017/18 | 39 | C- (28.1) | -0.27 |
| 2016/17 | 36 | C- (26.5) | -0.17 |
| 2015/16 | 55 | C (29.8) | -0.06 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 61.9 | +16 |
| Further education | 4.8 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 4.8 | −3.3 |
| Employment | 23.8 | −5.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 2.4 | −11.1 |
| Activity not captured | 2.4 | −0.3 |
Ofsted
The Garibaldi School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 6 June 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 6 Jun 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Jan 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Jan 2022Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Mar 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Mar 2011Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement
What parents said
82% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (118 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 82%
- Replies
- 118
- 12% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 76% who raised concerns
based on the 42% who had a child bullied
based on 31 parents (26%) with SEND