Blue Mountain Education
Other · Other independent special school · Ages 8–18 · Cossall, Nottinghamshire
Blue Mountain Education is an other school in Cossall, Nottinghamshire for ages 8–18 (other independent special school).
Key facts
- Address
- Willow Farm, Off Newton Lane, Ilkeston, Cossall, NG16 2SD
- Type
- Other independent special school
- Phase
- Other
- Ages
- 8–18
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Nottinghamshire
- Pupils on roll
- 9 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- z of pupils eligible
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade
Strengths
- “Pupils are well cared for at Blue Mountain Education.”
- “Staff take time to get to know each pupil.”
- “They support pupils to develop their strengths and work with them to face the aspects of school life they find challenging.”
To improve
- “Typically, prior to joining the school, pupils have had a negative view of education.”
- “They will not have attended school for some time.”
- “When pupils first join the school, they have significant gaps in their knowledge.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 January 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
More with a 3-month pass
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Earlier years of exam results
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby other schools
Straight-line distance, in Nottinghamshire.
- Progression 2 Work 2.4 mi No Ofsted grade
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- Endeavour Academy 7.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- Carlton Digby School 7.8 mi Standards maintained
- Bracken Hill School 8.4 mi No Ofsted grade
- Easthorpe School 8.7 mi No Ofsted grade
- Venture Learning 9.1 mi No Ofsted grade