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R.E.A.L. Independent Schools Mansfield

Overview

R.E.A.L. Independent Schools Mansfield offer full-time school placements for children and young people with SEND.

R.E.A.L. Independent School (RIS) Mansfield has multiple sites:

  • Woodhouse Road
  • Ilkeston (Gallows)
  • Concorde House
  • Blidworth
  • Creative Digital
  • Pleasley Landmarks
  • Landbased Studies

We aim to provide a service that meet the needs of children and young people who are particularly hard to place, and for whom traditional avenues of engagement have been exhausted. Our school placements are part of the range of services offered by R.E.A.L. Education Ltd, who have delivered bespoke education packages to local authorities and schools since 2008.

Curriculum

Our pathway system progresses from a less formal and highly person centred approach to a more formal approach to the curriculum and delivery. Learner have access to a broad range of qualifications in KS4/KS5. These can range from Entry Level all the way up to GCSE/A-Level. The main exam boards that we use are listed below-

  • Pearson- Btecs, English, Maths
  • NCFE- Creative Media/Design
  • IMI- Mechanics
  • BIIAB- Food/Catering
  • AQA- Science, English, Maths
  • AIM- Aim Award

Times and availability

Age Range: 7 - 19

Contact

This is the main registered site, but there are other sites associated with this school that can be found on the schools website.

Maria Wills
Head of Referrals & Commissioning

Address

R.E.A.L. Independent Schools Mansfield
R.E.A.L. Independent Schools Mansfield Woodhouse Road
Mansfield
Nottinghamshire
NG18 2AD
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Referral

Referral requiredYes

Funded placements will require approval by the Local Authority. You are advised to contact the Education, Health and Care Plan Co-ordinator who has been involved with your child, in the first instance, if you wish to consider a placement at an independent/non-maintained special school.

Inclusion

Supporting

  • Social, emotional and mental health needs
  • Learning difficulties

Local Offer

Why

At R.E.A.L. Education, we believe every child has a future.

How

Re-thinking Engagement and Approaches to Learning for the children and young people that we work with is at the core of what we do. We understand there are often multiple barriers to some learners acquiring the skills they need, therefore we create individualised pathways to ensure that every young person can fulfil their potential.

What

We provide school places and alternative provision that enables young people who have been marginalised from education to develop the skills and capabilities, so that they become independent, employable and are able to contribute positively within their communities.

In our schools we aim to deliver a broad and balanced curriculum alongside the core skills that are needed for adulthood. Through our experiences and focus on improving outcomes, we have developed many leading edge systems and processes. We work with learners across a wide range of our high quality sites and community venues.

Our bespoke pathways which are available through both our schools and our alternative provision offer can include access to our wide range of vocational options such as-

Sports, Motor Mechanics, Construction, Adventure, Creative Digital, Land based studies, Catering, Music and Creative Arts.

Values

At the heart of everything we do are our core values.

These are: Trust, Innovation and Achievement.

Trust – Through the positive relationships that we build with our learners and their families.

Innovation – From the rethinking and positive approaches we use when working with our learners.

Achievement – By ensuring our learners reach their goals and develop the skills needed for adulthood.

When you visit our venues or talk to our team, you’ll recognise these values at play in the way we think and work with our young people.

Last updated: 30 March 2026