Shirebrook Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Good Apr 29 2025 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
- 812 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.8%
- Girls
- 50.2%
- First language not English
- 9.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 42%
- Persistent absence
- 27.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 23.2%
White British 80.8%
Other White 8.5%
Unclassified 4.8%
Mixed 3%
African 0.7%
Other 0.6%
Indian 0.5%
Other Black 0.5%
Other Asian 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 39%
Local authority average 30%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 31%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 39.5
Local authority average 44.9
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.47
Local authority average 3.92
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 46 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 23 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 21 |
| Biology | GCSE | 53 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 53 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 19 |
| English Language | GCSE | 153 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 150 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 38 |
| French | GCSE | 24 |
Admissions
Shirebrook Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 163
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 160
- 2nd preference
- 33
- 3rd preference
- 13
- From another Local Authority
- 9
Offers
- 1st preference
- 156
- 2nd preference
- 5
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 169 80 89 |
| Year 8 | 165 79 86 |
| Year 9 | 167 89 78 |
| Year 10 | 155 78 77 |
| Year 11 | 156 78 78 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 70.0% 81.4% 85.5% |
Further education | 61.0% 41.6% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 8.0% 33.9% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 5.4% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 8.0% 3.6% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 8.0% 5.4% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 10.0% 6.5% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 3.1% 3.0% |