Tibshelf Community SchoolFrederick Gent School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Alfreton.
Summary of the comparison
Tibshelf Community School and Frederick Gent School are secondary schools in Alfreton.
Tibshelf Community School scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Frederick Gent School scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Tibshelf Community School is ahead on our composite score.
Tibshelf Community School was judged the expected standard and Frederick Gent School was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 44.2 for Tibshelf Community School and 46.3 for Frederick Gent School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Tibshelf Community School (49.1 in 2021-22, 44.2 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Frederick Gent School (44.6 in 2021-22, 46.3 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | AlfretonTibshelf Community School | AlfretonFrederick Gent School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C57/100Stronger figure | D53/100 | |
| Local ranking | 19th of 45 in Derbyshire Stronger figure | 27th of 45 in Derbyshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | Ofsted: Expected | |
| School type | Community school | Academy sponsor led | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 819 | 801 | |
| Capacity | 750 | 862 | |
| Location | Alfreton, DE55 5LZ | Alfreton, DE55 2ER | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 44.2 | 46.3 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 44.4% Stronger figure | 39.5% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 65.6% Stronger figure | 61.2% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 28.8% Stronger figure | 17.8% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.71 | 3.90 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 160 | 152 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 819 | 801 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 32.6% | 34.3% | |
| English as an additional language | 1.8% | 4.0% | |
| SEN support | 19.5% | 14.6% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 4.9% | 2.6% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 8.1% | 6.9% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 21.7% | 15.6% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
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.
Tibshelf Community School
Frederick Gent School
Full profiles: Tibshelf Community School · Frederick Gent School