Samworth Church Academy

School overview

Samworth Church Academy is a secondary school serving Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, classified by the DfE as a sponsor-led academy with a Church of England religious character. It has 1,004 pupils aged 11 to 19 on roll. The school's average Attainment 8 score in the latest GCSE results was 37.1 — below the national average (national average: 46). Performance is little changed year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.

24% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well below the national average of about 45%. 45% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. Samworth Church Academy is oversubscribed: about 9 in 10 of the families who made it their first choice were offered a Year 7 place for September 2026, with 181 first choices for 176 places. After Year 11, 94% of its leavers went on to education, an apprenticeship or work that they stayed in for at least two terms. Overall pupil absence was 12.3%. There are about 13.4 pupils per teacher. Samworth Church Academy does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.