What did Ofsted judge Meden School's overall effectiveness to be?

Ofsted judged Meden School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in June 2023, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend Meden School?

Meden School has 1,054 pupils on roll.

What ages does Meden School take?

Meden School admits pupils aged 11 to 18.

Where is Meden School located?

Meden School is located in Mansfield, NG20 0QN, Nottinghamshire.

How do I apply to Meden School?

Meden School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.

How far from Meden School were places offered?

The furthest place offered at Meden School for 2026-27 (Year 7) was 8.015 miles from the school. The council's figures don't show whether anyone was refused, so it may not have been a cut-off.

How are Year 7 places decided at Meden School?

When Meden School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked-after and previously looked-after children — A 'looked after child' or a child who was previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangements, or special guardianship order including those who appear [to the admission authority] to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted. A looked after child is a child who is (a) in the care of a local authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions (see the definition in Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989); 2. Children of staff — Children whose parent is an employee of Meden School and has been employed for two or more years at the time at which the application for submission to the school is made, or the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage; 3. Catchment area children with sibling at school — Children who live in the catchment area at the closing date for applications and who, at the time of admission, will have a brother or sister attending the school, and 5 further criteria. Tie-break: Distance will be measured in a straight line from the child's home address to the school's front gates. A child's home address will be considered to be where they are resident for the majority of nights in a normal school week. Where the distance between 2 or more children's homes and the school is the same, random allocation will be used to decide between them. This process will be independently verified. This process will involve drawing random envelopes with the child's name inside.

What is the largest ethnic background at Meden School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 87.6% of pupils at Meden School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

Meden School: Ofsted, Results & Catchment 2026

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How far did offers reach?

8.015miles

was the furthest place offered for 2026-27 (Year 7). The council's figures don't show whether anyone was refused, so it may not have been a cut-off.

Last distance offered at Meden School, year by year →

How places are decided at Meden School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked-after and previously looked-after children — A 'looked after child' or a child who was previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangements, or special guardianship order including those who appear [to the admission authority] to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted. A looked after child is a child who is (a) in the care of a local authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions (see the definition in Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989).
2Children of staff — Children whose parent is an employee of Meden School and has been employed for two or more years at the time at which the application for submission to the school is made, or the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.
3Catchment area children with sibling at school — Children who live in the catchment area at the closing date for applications and who, at the time of admission, will have a brother or sister attending the school
4Other catchment area children — Other children who live in the catchment area at the closing date for applications
5Out-of-catchment, linked primary, with sibling at school — Children who live outside the catchment area but who are attending a linked primary phase school on the closing date for applications and who, at the time of admission, will have a brother or sister attending the preferred secondary school
6Out-of-catchment with sibling at school — Children who live outside the catchment area and who, at the time of admission, will have a brother or sister attending the preferred secondary school
7Out-of-catchment, attending linked primary school — Children who live outside the catchment area but who are attending a linked primary phase school on the closing date for applications
8Other children

If two applications tie: Distance will be measured in a straight line from the child's home address to the school's front gates. A child's home address will be considered to be where they are resident for the majority of nights in a normal school week. Where the distance between 2 or more children's homes and the school is the same, random allocation will be used to decide between them. This process will be independently verified. This process will involve drawing random envelopes with the child's name inside.

Policy approved September 2025, described as 'Admissions policy for 27/28'. Linked primary phase schools are referenced but not named. Fair Access Protocol participation noted for Nottinghamshire.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.

Meden School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Meden School's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged Meden School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in June 2023, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Meden School?: Meden School has 1,054 pupils on roll.
What ages does Meden School take?: Meden School admits pupils aged 11 to 18.
Where is Meden School located?: Meden School is located in Mansfield, NG20 0QN, Nottinghamshire.
How do I apply to Meden School?: Meden School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.
How far from Meden School were places offered?: The furthest place offered at Meden School for 2026-27 (Year 7) was 8.015 miles from the school. The council's figures don't show whether anyone was refused, so it may not have been a cut-off.
How are Year 7 places decided at Meden School?: When Meden School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked-after and previously looked-after children — A 'looked after child' or a child who was previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangements, or special guardianship order including those who appear [to the admission authority] to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted. A looked after child is a child who is (a) in the care of a local authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions (see the definition in Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989); 2. Children of staff — Children whose parent is an employee of Meden School and has been employed for two or more years at the time at which the application for submission to the school is made, or the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage; 3. Catchment area children with sibling at school — Children who live in the catchment area at the closing date for applications and who, at the time of admission, will have a brother or sister attending the school, and 5 further criteria. Tie-break: Distance will be measured in a straight line from the child's home address to the school's front gates. A child's home address will be considered to be where they are resident for the majority of nights in a normal school week. Where the distance between 2 or more children's homes and the school is the same, random allocation will be used to decide between them. This process will be independently verified. This process will involve drawing random envelopes with the child's name inside.
What is the largest ethnic background at Meden School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 87.6% of pupils at Meden School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How far did offers reach?

8.015miles

was the furthest place offered for 2026-27 (Year 7). The council's figures don't show whether anyone was refused, so it may not have been a cut-off.

Last distance offered at Meden School, year by year →

How places are decided at Meden School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked-after and previously looked-after children — A 'looked after child' or a child who was previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangements, or special guardianship order including those who appear [to the admission authority] to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted. A looked after child is a child who is (a) in the care of a local authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions (see the definition in Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989).
2Children of staff — Children whose parent is an employee of Meden School and has been employed for two or more years at the time at which the application for submission to the school is made, or the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.
3Catchment area children with sibling at school — Children who live in the catchment area at the closing date for applications and who, at the time of admission, will have a brother or sister attending the school
4Other catchment area children — Other children who live in the catchment area at the closing date for applications
5Out-of-catchment, linked primary, with sibling at school — Children who live outside the catchment area but who are attending a linked primary phase school on the closing date for applications and who, at the time of admission, will have a brother or sister attending the preferred secondary school
6Out-of-catchment with sibling at school — Children who live outside the catchment area and who, at the time of admission, will have a brother or sister attending the preferred secondary school
7Out-of-catchment, attending linked primary school — Children who live outside the catchment area but who are attending a linked primary phase school on the closing date for applications
8Other children

Policy approved September 2025, described as 'Admissions policy for 27/28'. Linked primary phase schools are referenced but not named. Fair Access Protocol participation noted for Nottinghamshire.

Meden School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Meden School's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged Meden School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in June 2023, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Meden School?: Meden School has 1,054 pupils on roll.
What ages does Meden School take?: Meden School admits pupils aged 11 to 18.
Where is Meden School located?: Meden School is located in Mansfield, NG20 0QN, Nottinghamshire.
How do I apply to Meden School?: Meden School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.
How far from Meden School were places offered?: The furthest place offered at Meden School for 2026-27 (Year 7) was 8.015 miles from the school. The council's figures don't show whether anyone was refused, so it may not have been a cut-off.
How are Year 7 places decided at Meden School?: When Meden School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked-after and previously looked-after children — A 'looked after child' or a child who was previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangements, or special guardianship order including those who appear [to the admission authority] to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted. A looked after child is a child who is (a) in the care of a local authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions (see the definition in Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989); 2. Children of staff — Children whose parent is an employee of Meden School and has been employed for two or more years at the time at which the application for submission to the school is made, or the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage; 3. Catchment area children with sibling at school — Children who live in the catchment area at the closing date for applications and who, at the time of admission, will have a brother or sister attending the school, and 5 further criteria. Tie-break: Distance will be measured in a straight line from the child's home address to the school's front gates. A child's home address will be considered to be where they are resident for the majority of nights in a normal school week. Where the distance between 2 or more children's homes and the school is the same, random allocation will be used to decide between them. This process will be independently verified. This process will involve drawing random envelopes with the child's name inside.
What is the largest ethnic background at Meden School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 87.6% of pupils at Meden School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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