Shirebrook Academy
Ofsted: Good
Score
D51
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Mansfield, NG20 8QF
- Distance
- 3.8km away
The Bolsover School
Mooracre Lane, Bolsover, Chesterfield, S44 6XA
Local ranking25th of 45 secondary schools in Derbyshire
Ofsted: ExpectedUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
850
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 11 November 2025. Figures last updated .
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Curriculum & teaching
- Expected standard
- Attendance & behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership & governance
- Expected standard
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 42.9 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 45.2% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 65.0% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 157
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 89.0%
- Continued in education
- 78.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 6.0%
- Employment
- 5.0%
- Not sustained
- 8.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 908
- Boys
- 479 (53%)
- Girls
- 432 (47%)
- Capacity
- 850 (107% full)
- SEND
- 18.1%
- FSM Eligible
- 38.8%
- EAL
- 2.9%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 3.0%
- SEN Support
- 15.1%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 16.2:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 56.1
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,341/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 8.4% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 24.8% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 91.5%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 2.0%
- White Other: 1.9%
- Mixed White & Asian: 0.7%
- Black Other: 0.7%
- Other: 0.6%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.4%
- Mixed Other: 0.4%
91.5%
White British
2.0%
Mixed White & Black Caribbean
1.9%
White Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Mooracre Lane
Chesterfield, East Midlands
Administrative
- URN
- 138836
- UKPRN
- 10039053
- Establishment No.
- 4197
- Trust
- REDHILL ACADEMY TRUST
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