Fountaindale School
Academy special sponsor led · Ages 3–18 · Mansfield, Nottinghamshire
Fountaindale School is a special school in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire for ages 3–18 (academy special sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 13 May 2025.
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Key facts
- Address
- Nottingham Road, Mansfield, NG18 5BA
- Type
- Academy special sponsor led
- Ages
- 3–18
- Council
- Nottinghamshire
- Pupils on roll
- 95 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 45.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 6.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 13 May 2025
Strengths
- “Fountaindale provides a kind and caring environment.”
- “Pupils are treated with dignity and respect.”
- “They are supported by a highly skilled staff team that shows them care and compassion.”
To improve
- “Occasionally, classroom activities do not engage pupils well enough, resulting in some pupils disengaging from their learning.”
- “The school has established systems to monitor its work, but sometimes it does not evaluate its provision as effectively as it could.”
- “However, some staff are less confident in meeting the complex needs of new pupils joining the school.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 June 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 0% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Straight-line distance, in Nottinghamshire.
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