Shirebrook Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Dec 7 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Unique reference
- 136127
- Address
- Common Lane, Shirebrook, NG20 8QF
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 824 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.5%
- Girls
- 49.5%
- First language not English
- 8.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 38.5%
- Persistent absence
- 33.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 20.9%
White British 84.8%
Other White 8.3%
Mixed 2.8%
Unclassified 2.1%
African 0.7%
Other Black 0.4%
Other 0.4%
Other Asian 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.44
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.16
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 41%
Local authority average 30%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 36%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 38.8
Local authority average 44.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.37
Local authority average 3.88
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 29 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 10 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 43 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 24 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 19 |
| Biology | GCSE | 28 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 28 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 15 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 33 |
| English Language | GCSE | 157 |
Admissions
Shirebrook Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 163
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 163
- 2nd preference
- 45
- 3rd preference
- 23
- From another Local Authority
- 13
Offers
- 1st preference
- 161
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 4
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 166 78 88 |
| Year 8 | 167 88 79 |
| Year 9 | 165 82 83 |
| Year 10 | 156 78 78 |
| Year 11 | 170 90 80 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 81.0% 82.6% 86.5% |
Further education | 76.0% 39.3% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 5.0% 36.4% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 5.9% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 1.0% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 9.0% 5.0% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 6.2% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 5.4% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.8% 1.0% |