The Bolsover School
Mooracre Lane, Chesterfield, S44 6XA
911 pupils · 107% of 850 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- REDHILL ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Free school meals
- 39.2%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2025) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 11 November 2025, published 11 January 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 45 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 42.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 72% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 50.7% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.2 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 174 | 209 | 330 | 174 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 167 | 172 | 283 | 167 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 204 | 206 | 334 | 204 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 195 | 179 | 301 | 189 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 194 | 194 | 320 | 194 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 166 | 167 | 257 | 166 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 149 | 143 | 240 | 146 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 164 | 162 | 279 | 164 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Shirebrook Academy 3.7 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Heritage High School 5.7 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Netherthorpe School 6.2 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Springwell Community College 6.5 km · No overall grade (2024)
- The Manor Academy 8.6 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Outwood Academy Hasland Hall 8.7 km · Good (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.