Aldercar High School
Academy converter · sixth form · 648 pupils
84% stayed in education · Attainment 8 33.9
Academy converter
The Bolsover School
- Pupils on roll
- 911of 850 places
- Free school meals
- 39.2%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 150
- Ofsted
- Report card, 11 November 2025Read the Ofsted report
Curriculum and teaching Expected standardAchievement Expected standardAttendance and behaviour Expected standardPersonal development and wellbeing Expected standardInclusion Expected standardLeadership and governance Expected standardPost-16 provision Not applicableSafeguarding Met
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: The Bolsover School (URN 112963, until 1 October 2012).
What the data says
The Bolsover School has no sixth form. Of the 166 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, none moved to a sixth form college, 54% to a further education college and 6% started an apprenticeship.
Food Preparation and Nutrition is unusually popular at GCSE: 24% of the year group took it, against 8% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were in line with the national picture: Attainment 8 of 45.0 against 46.1 across England and 45.0 in Derbyshire, with 43% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
As an 11–16 school, The Bolsover 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.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | The Bolsover School | Derbyshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 166 | 7,796 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 90% | 91% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 79% | 82% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 25% | 34% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 0% | 5% | 13% |
| — further education college | 54% | 41% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 6% | 5% | 3% |
| Employment | 5% | 4% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 8% | 6% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 2% | 3% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | The Bolsover School | Derbyshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 45.0 | 45.0 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 43% | 43% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 72% | 65% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 51% | 30% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.08 | 3.92 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 35% | 28% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 40.6 | 34.0 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 47.4 | 49.2 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 2% | 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.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 149 | 99% | 89% | 14% | 20% | 77% |
| English Literature | 149 | 99% | 86% | 15% | 21% | 78% |
| Mathematics | 149 | 99% | 88% | 15% | 22% | 79% |
| Combined Science | 132 | 88% | 65% | 0% | 9% | 55% |
| Geography | 91 | 61% | 41% | 11% | 25% | 55% |
| History | 77 | 51% | 41% | 19% | 26% | 48% |
| Business Studies | 51 | 34% | 18% | 16% | 20% | 63% |
| Psychology | 38 | 25% | 3% | 5% | 22% | 45% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 36 | 24% | 8% | 36% | 21% | 92% |
| Spanish | 29 | 19% | 19% | 17% | 27% | 90% |
| German | 25 | 17% | 5% | 0% | 33% | 88% |
| French | 22 | 15% | 18% | 14% | 29% | 73% |
| Textiles | 18 | 12% | 2% | 0% | 27% | 22% |
| Design and Technology | 18 | 12% | 11% | 6% | 23% | 50% |
| Physical Education | 18 | 12% | 11% | 0% | 24% | 50% |
| Chemistry | 16 | 11% | 23% | 44% | 47% | 94% |
| Biology | 16 | 11% | 23% | 38% | 45% | 94% |
| Fine Art | 16 | 11% | 9% | 6% | 28% | 81% |
| Physics | 16 | 11% | 23% | 38% | 46% | 94% |
| Computer Science | 15 | 10% | 13% | 7% | 30% | 53% |
| Drama | 12 | 8% | 7% | 8% | 27% | 83% |
| Photography | 11 | 7% | 6% | 0% | 19% | 64% |
| Music | 8 | 5% | 5% | 0% | 33% | 88% |
| Religious Studies | 1 | 1% | 31% | — | 32% | — |
| Economics | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 34% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | 25 | — | — |
| Health Studies | 19 | — | — |
| Manufacturing Engineering | 15 | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 10 | — | — |
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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.