Samworth Church Academy is a mixed secondary academy in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire County Council, teaching 1,008 pupils aged 11 to 19. Ofsted graded quality of education as Requires improvement at its most recent inspection in May 2025. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 37.1 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 1 September 2025 to 24 July 2026.

Ofsted inspection

The latest published Ofsted judgement for Samworth Church Academy.

Latest inspection
Graded inspection No single overall grade (Sept 2024+)

From September 2024 Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. These are the graded judgement areas from the latest inspection.

Quality of educationRequires improvement
Behaviour & attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership & managementRequires improvement
Sixth formGood
Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2 · Inspected 20 May 2025 · Published 8 Jul 2025
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Scale: Outstanding Good Requires improvement Inadequate

Term dates & holidays 2025–2026

Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Samworth Church Academy.

Samworth Church Academy term dates calendar 2025–2026
Official term-dates calendar · 2025–2026 · source

Interactive Calendar

September 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 1–30 Autumn Term
October 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–24 Autumn Term
  • 27–31 Autumn Half Term Holiday
November 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 3–30 Autumn Term (Second Half)
December 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–19 Autumn Term (Second Half)
  • 22–31 Christmas Holiday
  • 22–31 Christmas Holiday: A two-week break between the Autumn and Spring terms.
  • 25 Christmas Day
  • 26 Boxing Day
January 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–2 Christmas Holiday
  • 1–2 Christmas Holiday: A two-week break between the Autumn and Spring terms.
  • 1 New Year's Day
  • 5–31 Spring Term
February 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
  • 1–13 Spring Term
  • 16–20 Spring Half Term Holiday
  • 23–28 Spring Term (Second Half)
March 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–27 Spring Term (Second Half)
  • 30–31 Easter Holiday
  • 30–31 Easter Holiday: A two-week break between the Spring and Summer terms.
April 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 1–10 Easter Holiday
  • 1–10 Easter Holiday: A two-week break between the Spring and Summer terms.
  • 3 Good Friday
  • 6 Easter Monday
  • 13–30 Summer Term
May 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–22 Summer Term
  • 4 Early May Bank Holiday
  • 25–29 Summer Half Term Holiday
  • 25 Spring Bank Holiday
June 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 1–30 Summer Term (Second Half)
July 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–24 Summer Term (Second Half)
  • 27–31 Summer Holiday
  • 27–31 Summer Holiday: The longest break, lasting about six weeks, from late July to early September.
August 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–31 Summer Holiday
  • 1–31 Summer Holiday: The longest break, lasting about six weeks, from late July to early September.
  • 31 Summer Bank Holiday

Key dates (2025–2026)

  • Autumn Term Sep 1, 2025 - Oct 24, 2025 Term
  • Autumn Half Term Holiday Oct 27, 2025 - Oct 31, 2025 Holiday
  • Autumn Term (Second Half) Nov 3, 2025 - Dec 19, 2025 Term
  • Christmas Holiday Dec 22, 2025 - Jan 2, 2026 Holiday
  • Spring Term Jan 5, 2026 - Feb 13, 2026 Term
  • Spring Half Term Holiday Feb 16, 2026 - Feb 20, 2026 Holiday
  • Spring Term (Second Half) Feb 23, 2026 - Mar 27, 2026 Term
  • Easter Holiday Mar 30, 2026 - Apr 10, 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Term Apr 13, 2026 - May 22, 2026 Term
  • Summer Half Term Holiday May 25, 2026 - May 29, 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Term (Second Half) Jun 1, 2026 - Jul 24, 2026 Term
  • Summer Holiday Jul 27, 2026 - Aug 31, 2026 Holiday
  • Christmas Holiday: A two-week break between the Autumn and Spring terms. Dec 22, 2025 - Jan 2, 2026 Holiday
  • Easter Holiday: A two-week break between the Spring and Summer terms. Mar 30, 2026 - Apr 10, 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Holiday: The longest break, lasting about six weeks, from late July to early September. Jul 27, 2026 - Aug 31, 2026 Holiday
  • New Year's Day Jan 1, 2026 Event
  • Good Friday Apr 3, 2026 Event
  • Easter Monday Apr 6, 2026 Holiday
  • Early May Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
  • Spring Bank Holiday May 25, 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Bank Holiday Aug 31, 2026 Holiday
  • Christmas Day Dec 25, 2025 Holiday
  • Boxing Day Dec 26, 2025 Event

Exam results & performance

DfE performance tables Official results, 2024–2025 GOV.UK ↗
37.1 Attainment 8 England 46.1
23.5% Grade 5+ English & maths England 45.4%
31.02 A level average score England 35
31.4% Persistent absence England 17.8%

The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Samworth Church Academy with Nottinghamshire County Council and England.

Key stage 4 (GCSE) 37.1 Attainment 8 score

Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.

This school Nottinghamshire County Council England

Attainment 8 score · Average across 8 GCSEs, out of 90 37.1
Nottinghamshire County Council 46.8 England 46.1 -9 vs England
Grade 5+ in English & maths · A strong pass 23.5%
Nottinghamshire County Council 46.9% England 45.4% -21.9 vs England
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils 23.9
Nottinghamshire County Council 33.9 England 34.9 -11 vs England
Disadvantage gap · Attainment 8 points; smaller is better 19.5
Nottinghamshire County Council 16.9 England 15.5 +4 vs England
Disadvantaged pupils in the year group · Context for the scores above 32.4%
Nottinghamshire County Council 23.6% England 28.2%
Pupils in the year group · Small cohorts swing wildly 179
16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 31.02 A level average point score

Results for students finishing post-16 study.

This school Nottinghamshire County Council England

A level average point score · Per entry, 50 = A* 31.02
Nottinghamshire County Council 34.65 England 35 -4 vs England
A level students · Small cohorts swing wildly 44
Attendance 31.4% Persistently absent pupils

Absence across the whole school year.

This school Nottinghamshire County Council England

Persistently absent pupils · Missed 10%+ of sessions; lower is better 31.4%
Nottinghamshire County Council 16.6% England 17.8% +13.7 vs England
Overall absence · Lower is better 11.9%
Nottinghamshire County Council 6.5% England 6.8% +5.1 vs England
What pupils do after GCSEs 94% In education, apprenticeship or work

Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.

This school Nottinghamshire County Council England

In education, apprenticeship or work 94%
Nottinghamshire County Council 92% England 92% +2 vs England
Same, for disadvantaged pupils 83%
Nottinghamshire County Council 82% England 83% in line with England
What students do after 16 to 18 study 90% In education, apprenticeship or work

Destinations the year after finishing post-16 study.

This school Nottinghamshire County Council England

In education, apprenticeship or work 90%
Nottinghamshire County Council 84% England 79% +11 vs England
Went to higher education 41%
Nottinghamshire County Council 40% England 37% +4 vs England
About this data source & caveats

Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.

Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.

We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.

Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Samworth Church Academy. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.

Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Location & catchment area

Indicative catchment Other secondary schools

Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Samworth Church Academy than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.