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24th March 2026

Arc Partnership delivers new specialist school in Mansfield as councillors visit site

A new state-of-the-art school in Mansfield is now supporting children with special educational needs (SEN), with Arc Partnership playing a key role in its delivery.

Arc Partnership joined Nottinghamshire County Council councillors and partners at the recently opened Horizons Academy, which is providing a specialist learning environment for children with social, emotional, and mental health needs.

The £30m purpose-built school, managed by the Diverse Academies Trust (DAT), has been built on the former Ravensdale School site and has capacity for up to 160 pupils across the seven to 19 years age range.

It forms part of Nottinghamshire County Council’s commitment to create up to 490 additional SEN (special educational needs and disabilities) school places by 2026 to help address the growing demand for more specialist school places across the county.

Dan Maher
We’re delighted to see the completion of Horizons Academy, as part of Nottinghamshire County Council’s plan to deliver additional SEN school places. Designing a calming learning environment for students with specialist needs was central to our approach. It's fantastic to now see students benefitting from the state-of-the-art learning facilities, the academy will support many students and deliver real value for the community for years to come.
Dan Maher, Managing Director at Arc Partnership

County Council Leader, Councillor Mick Barton, said he was delighted that Horizons is now open and benefitting young people. Speaking at the school he said:

“Horizons Academy is such an impressive, top of the range facility and is helping regenerate an important area of Mansfield which will benefit many generations to come. We are committed to improving facilities and creating more places for children with special educational needs, which is why we have more investment on its way for this area.”

Horizons Academy Morgan Sindall Arc Partnership 2

Councillor James Walker-Gurley, Cabinet Member for Economic Development and Assets, commented on the council’s latest investments to improve facilities for specialist schools. He said:

“Horizons Academy is an incredible example of a state-of-the-art SEND school and I’m delighted that we have plans for even more investment in this area. Samuel Barlow Primary Academy, which is just few miles away in Clipstone, will see more classrooms built to create more SEND places.

“We are also investing in Fountaindale, another specialist school in Mansfield, which will be expanded to create more teaching space. It’s vital that all children have the chance to learn in the best environment possible and we are doing all that we can to make that happen.”

Arc Partnership - the joint venture between SCAPE and the county council - led the project’s design and cost‑management, which was commissioned and facilitated by the council’s property services, with construction delivered by Morgan Sindall Construction.