Community school

Tibshelf Community School

Mixed · ages 11–16 · no sixth formDerbyshire, East Midlands · Alfreton DE55 5LZSchool website
Pupils on roll
834of 750 places
Free school meals
34.7%
Year 11 cohort 2025
160
Ofsted
Report card, 20 January 2026Read the Ofsted report
Curriculum and teaching Expected standardAchievement Expected standardAttendance and behaviour Expected standardPersonal development and wellbeing Strong standardInclusion Expected standardLeadership and governance Expected standardPost-16 provision Not applicableSafeguarding Met

Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Deincourt Community School (URN 112937, until 1 September 2010).

What the data says

Tibshelf Community School has no sixth form. Of the 164 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 3% moved to a sixth form college, 51% to a further education college and 5% started an apprenticeship.

Statistics is unusually popular at GCSE: 21% of the year group took it, against 5% of pupils across England.

GCSE results in 2025 were in line with the national picture: Attainment 8 of 44.2 against 46.1 across England and 45.0 in Derbyshire, with 44% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).

As an 11–16 school, Tibshelf Community School is judged on where pupils go at 16 rather than on A level results.

Where pupils went after Year 11

Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Derbyshire and England.

Tibshelf Community School
Derbyshire
England
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
MeasureTibshelf Community SchoolDerbyshireEngland
Pupils in the cohort1647,796607,348
Any sustained destination90%91%92%
Stayed in education79%82%86%
— school sixth form25%34%34%
— sixth form college3%5%13%
— further education college51%41%37%
— other education1%2%2%
Apprenticeship5%5%3%
Employment6%4%3%
No sustained destination8%6%6%
Destination unknown2%3%3%

GCSE results 2025

MeasureTibshelf Community SchoolDerbyshireEngland
Attainment 8 (average points per pupil)44.245.046.1
Grade 5 or above in English and maths44%43%45%
Grade 4 or above in English and maths66%65%65%
Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects29%30%41%
EBacc average point score3.713.924.09
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort29%28%28%
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils32.334.034.9
Attainment 8 — other pupils49.049.250.4
Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2)
English as an additional language1%4%19%

Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.

Subjects taken at GCSE

Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEnglandGrades 7–9EnglandGrades 4–9
Mathematics15999%88%16%22%70%
English Language15999%89%12%20%73%
English Literature15698%86%13%21%71%
Combined Science12981%65%5%9%50%
History10063%41%14%26%49%
Geography5736%41%12%25%56%
Design and Technology4126%11%15%23%39%
Economics3623%1%22%34%78%
Statistics3421%5%41%20%97%
Computer Science2918%13%10%30%41%
Drama2717%7%15%27%78%
Physics2717%23%22%46%78%
Biology2717%23%30%45%81%
Chemistry2717%23%22%47%70%
Spanish2314%19%17%27%74%
German2214%5%9%33%55%
Art and Design2214%7%0%24%27%
Persian11%0%77%

Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Sports Studies63
Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined)33
Childcare Skills29
Health Studies27
Tourism20
Small Business Management16
Hospitality / Catering Studies15
Multimedia11

Other secondary schools in Derbyshire

Aldercar High School

Academy converter · sixth form · 648 pupils

84% stayed in education · Attainment 8 33.9

Anthony Gell School

Academy converter · sixth form · 776 pupils

83% stayed in education · Attainment 8 45.8

Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.