The Beech Academy

State-Funded School

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East MidlandsRegion

NottinghamshireLocal Authority

MansfieldConstituency

NG19 6DXPostcode

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Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The Beech Academy is a state-funded special for pupils aged 11–19, located in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 111 pupils. The Beech Academy is part of Nexus Multi Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 6.4
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 5.9%
EBacc average point score: 0.48

Ethnicity

White

88%

Asian

<1%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Unclassified

Pupils

111

Total Pupils

74%Boys

26%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

51%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 11 – 19
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 111
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: Nexus Multi Academy Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 11 January 2023. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
19 Jun 2017	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.