Fountaindale School
Mansfield · Nottinghamshire
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Fountaindale School is a other academy in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. View current jobs, teaching vacancies and school support roles posted by the school.
NEXUS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST is a Multi-academy trust. The trust operates 21 member schools: 1 primary school, 19 special schools, 1 alternative provision setting. Local authorities: Barnsley | Doncaster | Nottingham | Nottinghamshire | Rotherham | Sheffield. Regions: East Midlands | Yorkshire and the Humber. — from the NEXUS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST public record.
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School information
- Official name
- Fountaindale School
- Address
- Nottingham Road
- Postcode
- NG18 5BA
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Parliamentary constituency
- Ashfield
- URN (official identifier)
- 149430
- Establishment number
- 7004
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Other
- Age range
- 3–18 years
- Gender intake
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Number of pupils
- 95
- As of November 2026
- Capacity
- 84
- School type
- Special academy (sponsor led)
- Governance
- Academy
- Academy trust
- NEXUS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Headteacher
- Mr Ben Norman
- Ofsted inspection
- Inspected 13 May 2025Source: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
- Official website
- www.fountaindaleschool.org
- Telephone
- 01623792671
- Date opened
- 1 Sep 2022
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at Fountaindale School
| 2025/26 | This school | Nottinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 95 | 125,962 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | 45.3% | 23.7% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 0.0% | 11.7% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 100.0% | 2.8% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | 10.5% | 12.5% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.
Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted inspection history
9 published inspections for Fountaindale School, including inspections of the school it replaced.
· Academy First Section 5
Read report- Personal development
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Sixth form provision
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
Report published 19 Jun 2025
· Schools into Special Measures Visit 1
Read reportInspected as Harlow Academy (URN 148530)
- Outcomes for ungraded and monitoring inspections
- Taking effective action towards the removal of special measures
Report published 27 Jul 2022
· S8 No Formal Designation Visit
Read reportInspected as Harlow Academy (URN 148530)
Overall effectiveness: Inadequate
- Category of concern
- SM
- Personal development
- Inadequate
- Quality of education
- Inadequate
- Sixth form provision
- Inadequate
- Early years provision
- Inadequate
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Inadequate
- Safeguarding is effective
- No
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Inadequate
Report published 14 Mar 2022
· Schools with Serious Weaknesses Visit 1
Read reportInspected as Fountaindale School (URN 122947)
- Outcomes for section 8 inspections
- Leaders and those responsible for governance are taking effective action to provide education in the current circumstances
Report published 18 Apr 2021
· S8 No Formal Designation Visit
Read reportInspected as Fountaindale School (URN 122947)
Overall effectiveness: Inadequate
- Category of concern
- SWK
- Personal development
- Good
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Sixth form provision
- Requires improvement
- Early years provision
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Safeguarding is effective
- No
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Inadequate
Report published 23 Jun 2020
· Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
Read reportInspected as Fountaindale School (URN 122947)
Overall effectiveness: Outstanding
- Outcomes for pupils
- Outstanding
- Early years provision
- Outstanding
- 16 to 19 study programmes
- Outstanding
- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare
- Outstanding
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
- Outstanding
Report published 2 May 2017
· S8 Deemed S5
Read reportInspected as Fountaindale School (URN 122947)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Outstanding
Report published 11 Apr 2013
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Fountaindale School (URN 122947)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Sixth form provision
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Outstanding
Report published 3 Mar 2011
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Fountaindale School (URN 122947)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Sixth form provision
- Good
- Early years provision
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Outstanding
Report published 7 Apr 2008
Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil absence at Fountaindale School
| 2025/26 (autumn and spring term) | This school | Nottinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence (sessions missed) | 13.3% | 10.6% | 12.9% |
| Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+) | 50.6% | 29.3% | 34.7% |
Local authority and England figures are for special schools in the same release.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England , 2025/26 autumn and spring terms. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil premium at Fountaindale School
Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £49,700 for 37 eligible pupils.
| Financial year 2026-27 | This school | Nottinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils eligible | 44.6% | 25.1% | 27.7% |
| Allocation per pupil on roll | £599 | £335 | £370 |
Deprivation pupil premium only; service child and looked-after children premiums are not published per school. Local authority and England figures use the same file.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil premium allocations 2026 to 2027 (September 2026) . Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
School finances at Fountaindale School
2024/25 academic year (academy accounts return) · Special · 92 pupils. Excludes the trust's central costs.
| This school | Nottinghamshire average (per pupil · % of spend) | England average (per pupil · % of spend) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £3,740,000 £40,652 per pupil | £31,152 | £31,371 |
| Total spending | £3,484,000 £37,870 per pupil | £28,791 | £28,514 |
| Teaching staff | £1,064,000 £11,565 per pupil · 30.5% | £10,940 · 38.0% | £11,172 · 39.2% |
| Education support staff | £1,581,000 £17,185 per pupil · 45.4% | £10,503 · 36.5% | £8,727 · 30.6% |
| Supply and agency staff | £120,000 £1,304 per pupil · 3.4% | £1,273 · 4.4% | £1,495 · 5.2% |
| …of which agency supply | £106,000 £1,152 per pupil · 3.0% | £1,123 · 3.9% | £1,361 · 4.8% |
| In-year balance | £256,000 | ||
| Revenue reserve | £192,000 | ||
Previous year (2023/24): spending £34,476 per pupil, supply and agency £1,452 per pupil — spending up £3,393 per pupil on 2023/24.
Finance data is from the official return for that year and may not reflect the school's current position. Averages are pupil-weighted and use the same return, year and phase.
Full detail on DfE's Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool · Local authority finance averages
Source: Department for Education, Academies Accounts Return 2024/25 via FBIT data sources, checked 6 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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