Academy converter · Derbyshire

Anthony Gell School

11–18Ages
776Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
149644URN

Wirksworth, Matlock, DE4 4DX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Not yet inspected

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

0.3 above Derbyshire median (1.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Derbyshire

259 applications for 131 places · 14th of 45 in Derbyshire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

46.7of 90

Derbyshire 43.8 England 46.0

16th of 45 in Derbyshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Not yet inspected under its current URN (since Aug 2023)

Before: Anthony Gell School URN 112968see Ofsted's reports

For Ofsted a new URN is a new school: earlier results are the previous school's, shown as such. New schools are usually first inspected in their third year.

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

2.0applications per place, Year 7

0.3 above Derbyshire median (1.7) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

259 applications · 131 places offered · 135 named it first

2026 2.0; Derbyshire median median 1.7
2025 2.0; Derbyshire median median 1.7
2024 2.1; Derbyshire median median 1.8
2023 2.1; Derbyshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2022 2.1; Derbyshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2021 2.1; Derbyshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2020 2.0; Derbyshire median median 2.0; as the previous school
2019 2.1; Derbyshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2018 1.8; Derbyshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2017 1.8; Derbyshire median median 2.0; as the previous school
2016 2.0; Derbyshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2015 2.0; Derbyshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2014 1.8; Derbyshire median median 1.8; as the previous school

This school
Derbyshire median

Dashed bars: as Anthony Gell School (URN 112968), the previous school.

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	131	259	2.0	135	1.03
Sep 2025	107	212	2.0	104	0.97
Sep 2024	109	224	2.1	107	0.98
Sep 2023 *	131	280	2.1	133	1.02
Sep 2022 *	126	268	2.1	143	1.13
Sep 2021 *	131	278	2.1	141	1.08
Sep 2020 *	131	267	2.0	135	1.03
Sep 2019 *	133	284	2.1	144	1.08
Sep 2018 *	135	247	1.8	134	0.99
Sep 2017 *	120	215	1.8	119	0.99
Sep 2016 *	106	211	2.0	106	1.00
Sep 2015 *	93	188	2.0	93	1.00
Sep 2014 *	96	177	1.8	90	0.94

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

128 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)46.716th of 45 in Derbyshire

Derbyshire 43.8 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths45%22nd of 45 in Derbyshire

Derbyshire 44% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths63%

Derbyshire 65% England 66%

This school
Derbyshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.27

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	128	46.7	45%	63%	–
2024/25	124	45.8	42%	65%	–
2023/24	147	49.9	51%	67%	+0.27
2022/23 *	141	48.3	46%	67%	+0.13

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

Anthony Gell SchoolThis school
This school

Not yet inspected

2.0applications per place 46.7Attainment 8
Highfields School
7.9 km · Derbyshire

Standards maintained2025

1.7applications per place 49.6Attainment 8
Belper School and Sixth Form Centre
9.6 km · Derbyshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place 43.3Attainment 8
The Ecclesbourne School
11.7 km · Derbyshire

Good2023

1.6applications per place 57.3Attainment 8
Swanwick Hall School
11.7 km · Derbyshire

Good2023

1.7applications per place 44.1Attainment 8
John Flamsteed Community School
11.8 km · Derbyshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 48.4Attainment 8
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School
12.3 km · Derbyshire

Remains Good2024

1.3applications per place 45.8Attainment 8
The Ripley Academy
12.6 km · Derbyshire

Standards maintained2025

1.5applications per place 42.9Attainment 8
David Nieper Academy
12.7 km · Derbyshire

Good2022

2.0applications per place 43.2Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 149644 · 830/4505
Trust: Embark Multi Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 825 pupils · 776 on roll
Free school meals: 26.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 August 2023
Replaced: Anthony Gell School (URN 112968)
Address: Wirksworth, Matlock, DE4 4DX
Local authority: Derbyshire · Derbyshire Dales

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