The Bolsover SchoolHeritage High School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Chesterfield.

Summary of the comparison

The Bolsover School and Heritage High School are secondary schools in Chesterfield.

  • The Bolsover School scores 55 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Heritage High School scores 45 out of 100 (grade D, below average). The Bolsover School is ahead on our composite score.

  • The Bolsover School was judged the expected standard and Heritage High School was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 45.0 for The Bolsover School and 40.0 for Heritage High School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at The Bolsover School (46.5 in 2021-22, 45.0 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Heritage High School (41.9 in 2021-22, 40.0 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

The Bolsover School versus Heritage High School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure ChesterfieldThe Bolsover SchoolChesterfieldHeritage High SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC55/100Stronger figureD45/100
Local ranking21st of 45 in Derbyshire Stronger figure39th of 45 in Derbyshire
InspectionOfsted: ExpectedOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy sponsor led
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-16 11-16
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll908 951
Capacity850 1,019
LocationChesterfield, S44 6XA Chesterfield, S43 4QG
GCSE results
Attainment 845.0 Stronger figure40.0 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths42.7% Stronger figure36.1% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths72.0% Stronger figure59.0% 64.8%
Entering EBacc50.7% Stronger figure5.4% 40.5%
EBacc average point score4.08 Stronger figure3.36 4.09
Cohort150 166
Pupils
Pupils in the census908 951
Free school meals (ever 6)38.8% 38.9%
English as an additional language2.9% 1.9%
SEN support15.1% 18.4%
SEN with an EHC plan3.0% 3.6%
Attendance
Overall absence8.4% 8.2% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence24.8% 21.4% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

GCSE Attainment 8

GCSE Progress 8

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

The Bolsover School

Heritage High School

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