The Brunts Academy is a mixed secondary academy in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire County Council, teaching 1,378 pupils aged 11 to 18. Ofsted graded achievement as Expected standard at its most recent inspection in March 2026. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 45.5 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 3 September 2025 to 17 July 2026.

Ofsted inspection

The latest published Ofsted judgement for The Brunts Academy.

Latest inspection
2025 framework Graded by evaluation area
AchievementExpected standard
Curriculum & teachingStrong standard
Attendance & behaviourStrong standard
Personal development & wellbeingStrong standard
InclusionStrong standard
Leadership & governanceStrong standard
Post-16 provisionStrong standard
Safeguarding Met
S5 Inspection · Inspected 17 Mar 2026 · Published 12 May 2026
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Scale: Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement

Term dates & holidays 2025–2026

Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for The Brunts Academy.

The Brunts 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 Staff Training Day
  • 2 Staggered Start (Y7, Y11 & Y12 only)
  • 3 Autumn Term Starts
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
  • 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
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
  • 22–31 Christmas Holiday
  • 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 New Year's Day
  • 5 Spring Term Starts
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
  • 16–20 Spring Half Term Holiday
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
  • 13 Staff Training Day
  • 30–31 Easter Holiday
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
  • 3 Good Friday
  • 6 Easter Monday
  • 13 Summer Term Starts
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
  • 4 Early May Bank Holiday
  • 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
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
  • 17 Summer Term Ends
  • 20–31 Summer Holiday
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
  • 31 Summer Bank Holiday
September 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 New Academic Year Begins

Key dates (2025–2026)

  • Staff Training Day Sep 1, 2025 Inset Day
  • Staggered Start (Y7, Y11 & Y12 only) Sep 2, 2025 Event
  • Autumn Term Starts Sep 3, 2025 Term
  • Autumn Half Term Holiday Oct 27–31, 2025 Holiday
  • Christmas Holiday Dec 22, 2025 – Jan 2, 2026 Holiday
  • Spring Term Starts Jan 5, 2026 Term
  • Spring Half Term Holiday Feb 16–20, 2026 Holiday
  • Staff Training Day Mar 13, 2026 Inset Day
  • Easter Holiday Mar 30 – Apr 10, 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Term Starts Apr 13, 2026 Term
  • Early May Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Half Term Holiday May 25–29, 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Term Ends Jul 17, 2026 Term
  • Summer Holiday Jul 20 – Aug 31, 2026 Holiday
  • New Academic Year Begins Sep 1, 2026 Event
  • Christmas Day Dec 25, 2025 Holiday
  • Boxing Day Dec 26, 2025 Event
  • 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

Exam results & performance

DfE performance tables Official results, 2024–2025 GOV.UK ↗
45.5 Attainment 8 England 46.1
43.9% Grade 5+ English & maths England 45.4%
32.23 A level average score England 35
21% Persistent absence England 17.8%

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

Key stage 4 (GCSE) 45.5 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 45.5
Nottinghamshire County Council 46.8 England 46.1 in line with England
Grade 5+ in English & maths · A strong pass 43.9%
Nottinghamshire County Council 46.9% England 45.4% -1.5 vs England
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils 34.1
Nottinghamshire County Council 33.9 England 34.9 in line with England
Disadvantage gap · Attainment 8 points; smaller is better 15.2
Nottinghamshire County Council 16.9 England 15.5 -0.3 vs England
Disadvantaged pupils in the year group · Context for the scores above 25%
Nottinghamshire County Council 23.6% England 28.2%
Pupils in the year group · Small cohorts swing wildly 264
16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 32.23 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* 32.23
Nottinghamshire County Council 34.65 England 35 -2.8 vs England
A level students · Small cohorts swing wildly 60
Attendance 21% 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 21%
Nottinghamshire County Council 16.6% England 17.8% +3.2 vs England
Overall absence · Lower is better 8.1%
Nottinghamshire County Council 6.5% England 6.8% +1.4 vs England
What pupils do after GCSEs 91% 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 91%
Nottinghamshire County Council 92% England 92% -1 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 44%
Nottinghamshire County Council 40% England 37% +7 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 The Brunts 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 The Brunts 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.