The Bolsover School

Type	Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range	11-16
Religion	Does not apply
Address	Mooracre Lane Bolsover Chesterfield Derbyshire S44 6XA
Phone	01246822105
Reference Number	138836

General Makeup

Number of pupils	883
Boy/Girl ratio	Boys: 51.42% Girls: 48.58%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals	34%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language	2.3%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes

22.7

Year Groups

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

Ethnicities

Ethnicity	Percentage
White, British	93.1%
White, Other	1.6%
White & Black (Caribbean)	1.5%
White & Asian	0.7%
White & Black (African)	0.5%
Mixed, Other	0.5%
Indian	0.3%
Chinese	0.1%
African	0.1%
Caribbean	0.1%
Pakistani	0.1%
Asian, Other	0.1%

Overall Ofsted Rating	Good
Last Inspection Date	2021-12-08

Date	Description	Report
2021-11-02	School inspection	School inspection
2016-06-28	Full inspection:	Full inspection:
2015-11-19	Monitoring visit	Monitoring visit
2014-09-22	Monitoring visit	Monitoring visit
2014-06-24	Full inspection:	Full inspection:
2012-10-02	Academy conversion letter	Academy conversion letter
Previously as The Bolsover School
2012-01-18	Full inspection:	Full inspection:
2010-06-30	Interim assessment	Interim assessment
2007-04-26	Full inspection:	Full inspection:
2003-10-06	Full inspection	Full inspection
2012-01-18	Full inspection:	Full inspection:
2010-06-30	Interim assessment	Interim assessment
2007-04-26	Full inspection:	Full inspection:
2003-10-06	Full inspection	Full inspection

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

English
Maths
3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score	Percentile (local)	Percentile (nationwide)
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GCSE Results

Metric	School Score	Percentile (local)	Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths	39.6%	Unlock	Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C)	52.1%	Unlock	Unlock

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

School Score	Percentile (loc)	Percentile (nationwide)
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Attainment 8 Score

Note: Exam results were not published in 2021 and 2022 due to the pandemic.

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

Note: Exam results were not published in 2021 and 2022 due to the pandemic.

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Progress 8 Score

Note: Exam results were not published in 2021 and 2022 due to the pandemic.

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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2024 Admissions

	Number of Applications	Number of Offers
First Preference	Unlock	Unlock
Second Preference	78	5
Third Preference	50	0
From another Local Authority	2	0

Previous Years

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Destinations after GCSE's

Data relates to students who sat their GCSE's in 2022 and was last updated in May 2024.

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Name	Distance
Bolsover Church of England Junior School Horsehead Lane, Bolsover, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S44 6XH	0.29 miles
Bolsover Infant School Welbeck Road, Bolsover, Welbeck Road Bolsover, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S44 6DE	0.56 miles
New Bolsover Primary and Nursery School New Station Road, Bolsover, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S44 6PY	1.06 miles
Scarcliffe Primary School Fox Hill, Scarcliffe, Bolsover, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S44 6TH	1.17 miles
Palterton Primary School Back Lane, Palterton, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S44 6UN	1.31 miles
Brockley Primary School Clowne Road, Shuttlewood, Brockley Primary School, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S44 6AF	1.98 miles
Langwith Bassett Junior Academy Bassett Hill, Upper Langwith, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, NG20 9RD	2.47 miles
The Park Infant & Nursery School Orchard Close, Park Road, Shirebrook, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, NG20 8JX	2.61 miles
The Park Junior School ORCHARD CLOSE, SHIREBROOK, MANSFIELD, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, NG20 8JX	2.61 miles
Brookfield Primary School Burlington Avenue, Langwith Junction, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, NG20 9AD	2.82 miles
Bramley Vale Primary School York Crescent, Doe Lea, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S44 5PF	2.87 miles
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Langwith Road, Langwith Junction, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, NG20 9RP	3.01 miles
Duckmanton Primary School West Crescent, Duckmanton, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S44 5HD	3.04 miles
Whaley Thorns Primary School Portland Road, Langwith, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, NG20 9HB	3.07 miles
Model Village Primary School Central Drive, Shirebrook, Model Village Primary School Central Drive Shirebrook Ng20 8bq, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, NG20 8BQ	3.13 miles
Clowne Junior School King Street, Clowne, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S43 4BS	3.21 miles
Clowne Infant and Nursery School Ringer Lane, Clowne, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S43 4DB	3.24 miles
Poolsbrook Primary Academy Cottage Close, Poolsbrook, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S43 3LF	3.26 miles
Woodthorpe CofE Primary School Seymour Lane, Woodthorpe, Mastin Moor, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S43 3DA	3.31 miles
Creswell Junior School Elmton Road, Creswell, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, S80 4JD	3.48 miles

Name	Distance
Stubbin Wood School Common Lane, Shirebrook, Mansfield, Derbyshire, NG20 8QF	2.3 miles
Shirebrook Academy Common Lane, Shirebrook, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, NG20 8QF	2.32 miles
New Direction New Direction, Ringer Villa Farm, Ringer Lane, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S43 4BX	3 miles
Heritage High School Boughton Lane, Clowne, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S43 4QG	3.52 miles
Netherthorpe School Ralph Road, Staveley, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S43 3PU	3.86 miles
Springwell Community College Middlecroft Road, Staveley, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S43 3NQ	4.05 miles

The Bolsover School

General Makeup

Class Sizes

Year Groups

Ethnicities

Attainment 8 Score

GCSE Results

Progress 8 Score

Attainment 8 Score

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GCSE Results

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Progress 8 Score

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2024 Admissions

Previous Years

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Destinations after GCSE's

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GCSE Attainment

Attainment 8 score percentile

Students getting 5 or more GCSE's at grade 9-4 (A-C)