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Tibshelf Community School

  • 11–16Ages
  • 834Pupils
  • SecondaryPhase
  • 112949URN

Doe Hill Lane, Tibshelf, Alfreton, DE55 5LZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jan 2026

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found
Applications per place · Sept 2026
1.7per place
close to Derbyshire median (1.7)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Derbyshire

287 applications for 167 places · 24th of 45 in Derbyshire
Every year since 2014
Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)
42.9of 90
30th of 45 in Derbyshire
All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Report card · inspected 20 January 2026Published 19 April 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
AreaExceptionalStrong standardExpected standardNeeds attentionUrgent improvement
InclusionExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
AchievementExpected standard
Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
Early yearsDoes not apply to this school
Post-16 provisionDoes not apply to this school
Leadership and governanceExpected standard
  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

  1. 20 January 2026
    Report card · 1 Strong standard, 5 Expected standard
  2. 30 September 2021
    Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry
1.7applications per place, Year 7
close to Derbyshire median (1.7) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

287 applications · 167 places offered · 165 named it first

  1. 2026 1.7; Derbyshire median median 1.7
  2. 2025 1.6; Derbyshire median median 1.7
  3. 2024 1.7; Derbyshire median median 1.8
  4. 2023 1.9; Derbyshire median median 1.9
  5. 2022 2.0; Derbyshire median median 1.8
  6. 2021 2.3; Derbyshire median median 1.8
  7. 2020 2.4; Derbyshire median median 2.0
  8. 2019 2.6; Derbyshire median median 1.8
  9. 2018 2.4; Derbyshire median median 1.9
  10. 2017 2.6; Derbyshire median median 2.0
  11. 2016 2.0; Derbyshire median median 1.8
  12. 2015 1.6; Derbyshire median median 1.8
  13. 2014 2.1; Derbyshire median median 1.8
  • This school
  • Derbyshire median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 20261672871.71650.99
Sep 20251732771.61660.96
Sep 20241672901.71540.92
Sep 20231763411.91801.02
Sep 20221482902.01521.03
Sep 20211403182.31781.27
Sep 20201433482.42001.40
Sep 20191403572.61931.38
Sep 20181423362.41891.33
Sep 20171343502.61841.37
Sep 20161422792.01771.25
Sep 20151702781.61670.98
Sep 20141453112.11651.14

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

159 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)42.930th of 45 in Derbyshire
Grade 5 or above in English and maths45%21st of 45 in Derbyshire
Grade 4 or above in English and maths60%
  • This school
  • Derbyshire median
  • England median
Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.14
−20 = national average+2
Every year as a table
YearPupilsAttainment 85+ Eng & maths4+ Eng & mathsProgress 8
2025/26 (prov.)15942.945%60%–
2024/2516044.244%66%–
2023/2414843.339%62%−0.14
2022/2316444.639%63%−0.11

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type
Community school
Phase
Secondary
URN · DfE number
112949 · 830/4173
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Capacity
750 pupils · 834 on roll
Free school meals
34.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision
Resourced provision
Replaced
Deincourt Community School (URN 112937)
Address
Doe Hill Lane, Tibshelf, Alfreton, DE55 5LZ
Local authority
Derbyshire · Bolsover

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources