The Bolsover School, Chesterfield

In its own words: "It is my absolute privilege to welcome you to The Bolsover School - a vibrant, ambitious, and inclusive community where every student is encouraged to be the very best version of themselves. As Head of School, I am proud to be a part of a school that places high expectations and unwavering ambition at the heart of everything we do."

In 2026, pupils at The Bolsover School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 42.9, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 45.2 in Derbyshire and 47 across England.

45% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 44% in Derbyshire and 47% in England.

That is down from 45 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.32: pupils made below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 36.6, against 46.3 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 9.7 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 21 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 209 families put The Bolsover School as their first choice and 330 named it as one of their preferences, for 174 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 40 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to The Bolsover School are Shirebrook Academy (2.3 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 38.4); Heritage High School (3.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 37.7); Netherthorpe School (3.9 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 42.8); and Springwell Community College (4.1 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 38).

The Bolsover School's 2026 results were higher than all 4 of them.

The Bolsover School is one of 21 schools run by Redhill Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 45.9 in 2024/25.

86 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about The Bolsover School (as of September 2026): 85% would recommend the school, 85% say their child is happy there and 67% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they would recommend the school (85%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (67%).

Of the 169 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 80% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 53% to a further education college, 6% to an apprenticeship and 4% into work.

39.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 3.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The nearest railway station is Langwith - Whaley Thorns Rail Station, about 2.8 miles away in a straight line.

12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is The Bolsover School (at), 50 metres away.

In 2024/25, The Bolsover School issued 360 suspensions, 39.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 4 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to The Bolsover School are Bolsover Church of England Junior School (0.3 miles), Bolsover Infant School (0.6 miles), New Bolsover Primary and Nursery School (1.1 miles) and Scarcliffe Primary School (1.2 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.