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
- 801 (82% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 46.6%
- Girls
- 53.4%
- First language not English
- 4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 33.7%
- Persistent absence
- 17.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.6%
White British 89.8%
Other White 3.6%
African 2.7%
Mixed 2.5%
Other Asian 0.4%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Indian 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Unclassified 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 18%
Local authority average 30%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 40%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 46.3
Local authority average 44.9
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.9
Local authority average 3.92
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Tourism | Technical Award | 18 |
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 8 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 35 |
| Biology | GCSE | 31 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 31 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 30 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 49 |
| Dance | GCSE | 6 |
| English Language | GCSE | 153 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 152 |
Admissions
Frederick Gent School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 154
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 142
- 2nd preference
- 31
- 3rd preference
- 17
- From another Local Authority
- 8
Offers
- 1st preference
- 142
- 2nd preference
- 7
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 4
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 168 74 94 |
| Year 8 | 151 70 81 |
| Year 9 | 173 84 89 |
| Year 10 | 157 72 85 |
| Year 11 | 152 73 79 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 75.0% 81.4% 85.5% |
Further education | 58.0% 41.6% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 15.0% 33.9% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 5.4% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 3.6% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 5.4% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 9.0% 6.5% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 3.1% 3.0% |