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Horizons Academy

Special / other · Mansfield · NG18 2DP

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At a glance

School type
Free schools special
Age range
7–19
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
0% of pupils (January 2026)
Sixth form
Yes
Website
https://www.horizons-ac.org.uk/
URN
151723

Special educational needs

Needs this school records that it caters for, in the order it lists them.

Provision type: SEN unit.

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
20.3%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
48.9%
England 17.5%

Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms · how absence is measured

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
1/10among the most deprived tenth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
1/10among the most deprived tenth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher16.4%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications28.8%18.1%
In managerial or professional work13%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways31.6%18.1%
Residents in very good health45.4%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier42.2%62.3%
Social housing41.3%17.1%
Privately rented16.2%20.5%
Detached houses16.8%22.9%
Flats0.9%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms6.2%21.1%
Households with no car or van29.7%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01028275 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£163,000336 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£128,500–£225,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (108)£243,500
Semi-detached (140)£160,000
Terraced (74)£122,000
Flat (14)£95,000

Homes around this school are cheaper than three quarters of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
1an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
4an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
14an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
2an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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