Dawn House School
Decision summary
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Academic signal is not available for this school phase in our current dataset.
Pupils made below-average progress compared with similar pupils nationally. The confidence interval is entirely below zero.
- Progress 8:
- -2.52
- Confidence interval:
- [-3.20, -1.85]
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Performance over time
Attainment 8 over time
Progress 8 over time(not available 2024/25)
Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/2025 | 13 | 3.1 | — | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2023/2024 | 18 | 2.9 | -2.52 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1 |
| 2022/2023 | 13 | 3.5 | -1.57 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1 |
| 2021/2022 | 7 | 5.1 | -3.29 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2 |
Nearby and similar schools
Other secondary schools in Nottinghamshire for local comparison.
School information
| URN | 122956 |
| Local authority | Nottinghamshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Phase | Not applicable |
| Type | Non-maintained special school |
| Gender of entry | Mixed |
| Age range | 5-19 |
| Headteacher | Principal Jenny McConnell |
| Trust | — |
| Admissions | Not applicable |
| Religious character | Does not apply |
| Postcode | NG21 0DQ |
| Latest pupils | 13 |
| FSM eligible | 38.0% |
Contact and identifiers
Helmsley Road, Rainworth, Nr Mansfield, Notts, Nottinghamshire, NG21 0DQ
http://www.dawnhouseschool.org.ukView local authority page1623795361| DfE number | 7022 |
| UKPRN | 10015047 |
| Opened | — |
| GIAS updated | 27 Mar 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 27 Mar 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2024/2025 |
| Latest KS2 year | — |
| Ofsted published | 7 Sept 2025 |
Latest Ofsted inspection
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Safeguarding | Effective |
| Inspection type | S5 Inspection |
| Category of concern | — |
| Inspection date | 1 Jul 2025 |
| Publication date | 7 Sept 2025 |