The Bolsover School is a secondary school located in Chesterfield. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 29/06/2016. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.2%, which is 1.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Mooracre Lane, Chesterfield

School Information

Address: Mooracre Lane, Chesterfield, S44 6XA
Website: http://www.thebolsoverschool.org
Telephone: 01246822105
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Derbyshire
Headteacher / Principal: Timothy Croft
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 138836

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 29/06/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 850
Number of Pupils: 816
Number of Boys: 404
Number of Girls: 412

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 13.5% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.36 Confidence interval -0.56 to -0.15
Of the 152 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 147 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:59%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:94%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:42%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:43.7
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.06
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bolsover Church of England Junior School
Horsehead Lane , Bolsover S44 6XH 		1out of 4 506 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Bolsover Infant School
Welbeck Road , Bolsover S44 6DE 		3out of 4 980 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
New Bolsover Primary and Nursery School
New Station Road , Bolsover S44 6PY 		3out of 4 1,855 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Scarcliffe Primary School
Fox Hill , Scarcliffe S44 6TH 		3out of 4 2,052 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Palterton Primary School
Back Lane , Palterton S44 6UN 		3out of 4 2,306 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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