The Bolsover School: admissions history
How many families applied, how many places there were, and how far the last place went - every year we hold.
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.
First-choice demand has risen from 167 in 2021 to 209 in 2026, while places went from 166 to 174.
Across Derbyshire, 94% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 99% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2025, families in Derbyshire lodged 344 appeals against secondary school offers; 220 reached a hearing and 62 succeeded (28.2% of those heard).
Applications and offers by year
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 174 | 209 | 330 | 1.2 | 40 |
| 2025 | 167 | 172 | 283 | 1.0 | 11 |
| 2024 | 204 | 206 | 334 | 1.0 | 7 |
| 2023 | 195 | 179 | 301 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2022 | 194 | 194 | 320 | 1.0 | 3 |
| 2021 | 166 | 167 | 257 | 1.0 | 4 |
| 2020 | 149 | 143 | 240 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 164 | 162 | 279 | 1.0 | 15 |
| 2018 | 162 | 142 | 236 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2017 | 180 | 153 | 256 | 0.8 | 1 |
| 2016 | 130 | 127 | 194 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 120 | 112 | 190 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2014 | 143 | 139 | 220 | 1.0 | 0 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.