Frederick Gent School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 15 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
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Unique reference
- 145109
- Address
- Mansfield Road, South Normanton, DE55 2ER
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 806 (83% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 46.4%
- Girls
- 53.6%
- First language not English
- 4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 31.4%
- Persistent absence
- 22.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.3%
White British 91.3%
Other White 3.1%
Mixed 2.7%
African 1.7%
Unclassified 0.4%
Indian 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Other Asian 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.34
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.16
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 12%
Local authority average 30%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 32%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 40.9
Local authority average 44.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.33
Local authority average 3.88
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 29 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 17 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 25 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 39 |
| Biology | GCSE | 35 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 35 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 20 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 13 |
| Dance | GCSE | 6 |
| English Language | GCSE | 138 |
Admissions
Frederick Gent School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 157
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 147
- 2nd preference
- 30
- 3rd preference
- 22
- From another Local Authority
- 9
Offers
- 1st preference
- 147
- 2nd preference
- 6
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 157 72 85 |
| Year 8 | 176 86 90 |
| Year 9 | 159 71 88 |
| Year 10 | 154 73 81 |
| Year 11 | 160 72 88 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 78.0% 82.6% 86.5% |
Further education | 57.0% 39.3% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 14.0% 36.4% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 7.0% 5.9% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 1.0% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 10.0% 5.0% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 6.2% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 5.4% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 0.8% 1.0% |