The Joseph Whitaker School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Mansfield, Nottinghamshire
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
7.405 miles
Published by Nottinghamshire County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2020–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
The Joseph Whitaker School is a secondary school in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 12 November 2024. Nottinghamshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2020 to 2026 entry.
The Joseph Whitaker School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 7.405 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026 the last child offered a Year 7 place lived 7.405 miles from the school, the 6th longest of 39 Nottinghamshire secondary schools with a published last distance.
- The Year 7 last distance swung sharply between some years, was further in 2026 than in 2025, and the 2026 figure was the longest of the 7 years.
- Year 7 2026 had 296 first-choice applications for 243 offers; 240 offers went to first-choice families and 56 first-choice families (19%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 38% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Nottinghamshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Warsop Lane, Rainworth, Mansfield, NG21 0AG
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Nottinghamshire
- Pupils on roll
- 1,361 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 22.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 12 November 2024
Strengths
- “The school is developing a culture that reflects its motto of ‘Proud to be me.”
- “They are safe and happy at school.”
- “The school is ambitious for everyone to do well in all aspects of school life.”
To improve
- “However, some parents do not fully appreciate the school’s expectations of behaviour for their children.”
- “However, this ambition is not seen in all subjects.”
- “However, at times there are some inconsistencies in this practice across school.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 December 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 38% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 43.2 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C+ | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 296 first-preference applications, 243 offers in total, 240 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Nottinghamshire.
- Sherwood Church Academy 3.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Garibaldi School 3.2 mi Good Last distance published
- The Brunts Academy 3.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Queen Elizabeth's Academy 4.5 mi Good Last distance published
- All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Academy 4.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The Manor Academy 4.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Outwood Academy Kirkby 5.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Colonel Frank Seely Academy 5.3 mi Good Last distance published
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