Academy converter · Derbyshire

The Bolsover School

11–16Ages
911Pupils
SecondaryPhase
138836URN

Mooracre Lane, Bolsover, Chesterfield, S44 6XA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Nov 2025

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

close to Derbyshire median (1.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Derbyshire

330 applications for 174 places · 17th of 45 in Derbyshire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

42.9of 90

Derbyshire 43.8 England 46.0

30th of 45 in Derbyshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 11 November 2025Published 11 January 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement		Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years	Does not apply to this school
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected 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

11 November 2025
Report card · 6 Expected standard
3 November 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

1.9applications per place, Year 7

close to Derbyshire median (1.7) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

330 applications · 174 places offered · 209 named it first

2026 1.9; Derbyshire median median 1.7
2025 1.7; Derbyshire median median 1.7
2024 1.6; Derbyshire median median 1.8
2023 1.5; Derbyshire median median 1.9
2022 1.7; Derbyshire median median 1.8
2021 1.6; Derbyshire median median 1.8
2020 1.6; Derbyshire median median 2.0
2019 1.7; Derbyshire median median 1.8
2018 1.5; Derbyshire median median 1.9
2017 1.4; Derbyshire median median 2.0
2016 1.5; Derbyshire median median 1.8
2015 1.6; Derbyshire median median 1.8
2014 1.5; Derbyshire median median 1.8

More applications per place than the Derbyshire median in 1 of 13 years.

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.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	174	330	1.9	209	1.20
Sep 2025	167	283	1.7	172	1.03
Sep 2024	204	334	1.6	206	1.01
Sep 2023	195	301	1.5	179	0.92
Sep 2022	194	320	1.7	194	1.00
Sep 2021	166	257	1.6	167	1.01
Sep 2020	149	240	1.6	143	0.96
Sep 2019	164	279	1.7	162	0.99
Sep 2018	162	236	1.5	142	0.88
Sep 2017	180	256	1.4	153	0.85
Sep 2016	130	194	1.5	127	0.98
Sep 2015	120	190	1.6	112	0.93
Sep 2014	143	220	1.5	139	0.97

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

157 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)42.930th of 45 in Derbyshire

Derbyshire 43.8 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths45%19th of 45 in Derbyshire

Derbyshire 44% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths65%

Derbyshire 65% England 66%

This school
Derbyshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.32

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	157	42.9	45%	65%	–
2024/25	150	45.0	43%	72%	–
2023/24	169	41.4	40%	61%	−0.32
2022/23	166	44.3	45%	63%	−0.09

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

The Bolsover SchoolThis school
This school

2025

1.9applications per place 42.9Attainment 8
Shirebrook Academy
3.7 km · Derbyshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.2applications per place 38.4Attainment 8
Heritage High School
5.7 km · Derbyshire

Good2023

1.3applications per place 37.7Attainment 8
Netherthorpe School
6.2 km · Derbyshire

Serious weaknesses Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place 42.8Attainment 8
Springwell Community College
6.5 km · Derbyshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.6applications per place 38.0Attainment 8
The Manor Academy
8.5 km · Nottinghamshire

Remains Good2024

2.1applications per place 43.8Attainment 8
Outwood Academy Hasland Hall
8.7 km · Derbyshire

Good2023

1.8applications per place 47.9Attainment 8
Meden School
8.7 km · Nottinghamshire

Good2023

1.6applications per place 42.0Attainment 8
Queen Elizabeth's Academy
9.3 km · Nottinghamshire

Good2023

2.5applications per place 32.3Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 138836 · 830/4197
Trust: Redhill Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 850 pupils · 911 on roll
Free school meals: 39.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 October 2012
Replaced: The Bolsover School (URN 112963)
Address: Mooracre Lane, Bolsover, Chesterfield, S44 6XA
Local authority: Derbyshire · Bolsover

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