Tibshelf Community School

Tibshelf Community School has demonstrated a strong standard of education across various factors, notably excelling in personal development and wellbeing. The school fosters an inclusive environment that supports all students, including those with special educational needs and disabilities. Despite achieving outcomes that are generally in line with national averages, the school is proactively working to enhance the quality of its curriculum and further improve student performance, recognizing areas needing focus for continuous improvement. Overall, the school promotes a positive culture, ensuring that students feel safe, enjoy learning, and are well prepared for their future endeavors.

Strengths

• The school has a strong personal development programme prioritizing student wellbeing.
• Pupils are well-prepared for their next steps in education or employment.
• Staff provide excellent pastoral support and quickly identify students' needs.
• There is a comprehensive careers programme with opportunities for work experience.
• The curriculum is ambitious, well-sequenced, and supports all pupils effectively.

Areas for Improvement

• Some subjects require further improvements to raise their performance levels.
• Monitoring of pupil progress and targets could be more rigorous.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Tibshelf Community School attended 91.9% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 21.7% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 6.0% of pupils at Tibshelf Community School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 2 pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Tibshelf Community School had 16.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 9.3% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 22.9% of pupils at Tibshelf Community School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 5.2% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

The school has resourced provision with 13 pupils.

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Tibshelf Community School received £8,559 and spent £8,454 for each of its 834 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £916,000 (£1,099 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Tibshelf Community School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Tibshelf Community School is Expected standard, from an inspection in April 2026.

When was Tibshelf Community School last inspected by Ofsted?

Tibshelf Community School was last inspected in April 2026.

How many pupils does Tibshelf Community School have?

Tibshelf Community School has 834 pupils on roll.

What age range does Tibshelf Community School cover?

Tibshelf Community School for pupils aged 11 to 16.

What are Tibshelf Community School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 42.9, and 45% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Tibshelf Community School?

Tibshelf Community School is at Doe Hill Lane, Tibshelf, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 5LZ.