Joseph Whitaker School

Joseph Whitaker School is a secondary school with academy status in Rainworth near Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, in England. The school takes its name from Joseph Whitaker, a naturalist who lived in Rainworth at Rainworth Lodge.

Email: office@josephwhitaker.org
Type: School
Description: school in Nottinghamshire, UK
Also known as: “Joseph Whitaker Secondary Comprehensive” and “The Joseph Whitaker School”
Address: Warsop Lane, Rainworth, Mansfield, NG21 0AG

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dawn House School and Church of St Mary of the Purification.

Dawn House School

School

Dawn House School is a specialist school run by the charity Speech and Language UK for children with severe or complex speech and language challenges. It is located in Rainworth, Nottinghamshire in the United Kingdom. Dawn House School is situated 1 mile northwest of Joseph Whitaker School.

Church of St Mary of the Purification

Church

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The Church of St Mary of the Purification is a parish church of the Church of England in Blidworth, Nottinghamshire, dating from the 15th century. It is a Grade II* listed building. Church of St Mary of the Purification is situated 1½ miles south of Joseph Whitaker School.

Portland College

College

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Portland College is an education establishment near Ravenshead, Nottinghamshire, England. It is situated in 20 acres of Sherwood Forest, approximately 3 miles south of the town of Mansfield. Portland College has around 270 students, aged between 16 and 60. Portland College is situated 2½ miles west of Joseph Whitaker School.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rainworth and Blidworth.

Rainworth

Village

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Rainworth is a village in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire in the East Midlands of England. It is split between the local government districts of Newark and Sherwood and Mansfield.

Blidworth

Village

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Blidworth is a village and civil parish approximately five miles east of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 4,457, this dropped to 4,295 in the 2021 census.

Lindhurst

Hamlet

Lindhurst is a civil parish and hamlet in the Newark and Sherwood district, is 120 miles north west of London, 11 miles north of Nottingham the county town, and 3 miles south east of Mansfield, the nearest market town and bordering its district border.