The Bolsover School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary
Ofsted rating
Good
Nov 3 2021 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
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Derbyshire
Unique reference
138836
Address
Mooracre Lane, Bolsover, S44 6XA

Pupils

Number of Pupils
883 (100% of total capacity)
Boys
51.4%
Girls
48.6%
First language not English
2.3%
Free school meals (FSM)
34%
Persistent absence
29.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
13.5%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 93.1%
Mixed 3.2%
Other White 1.6%
Other Black 0.7%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Indian 0.3%
Other 0.3%
Pakistani 0.1%
Other Asian 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
African 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
-0.09
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.16
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 48%
Local authority average 30%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 45%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 44.3
Local authority average 44.9
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 4
Local authority average 3.88
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionTechnical Award12
Health StudiesTechnical Award25
Art & Design (Textiles)GCSE11
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE22
BiologyGCSE30
Business Studies:SingleGCSE77
ChemistryGCSE29
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE21
Design & TechnologyGCSE38
English LanguageGCSE168
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

The Bolsover School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
204
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
206
2nd preference
78
3rd preference
50
From another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
199
2nd preference
5
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes22.7
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
198
100
98
Year 8
194
91
103
Year 9
168
85
83
Year 10
154
83
71
Year 11
169
95
74
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
69.0%
81.5%
85.6%
Further education
49.0%
40.3%
35.4%
School sixth form
19.0%
35.3%
36.6%
Sixth form college
0.0%
5.2%
13.0%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.6%
0.5%
Entering employment
12.0%
5.3%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
8.0%
5.6%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
9.0%
6.3%
5.9%
Destination unknown
1.0%
1.2%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

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