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Tibshelf Community School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Community school
Doe Hill Lane, Tibshelf, Alfreton DE55 5LZ · tibshelf.derbyshire.sch.uk · 01773 872391
On the mapSearch near DE55 5LZ
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jan 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 44.2
- average Attainment 8 score. Derbyshire 45, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 834
- 84 over 750 places · 111%
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 34.7%
- First language not English
- 1.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 165 families put the school first and 167 places were offered; 99% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 167 | 165 | 1 | 99% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 173 | 166 | 1 | 99% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 167 | 154 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 176 | 180 | 1▲ | 97% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 148 | 152 | 1▲ | 97% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 44.2, and 44.4% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Derbyshire it was 45, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●44.2 | 46.0 | ||
| ●44.4% | 45.4% | ||
| ●65.6% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼28.8% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.71 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 18.9 | −2.4 |
| Sixth form college | 2.7 | −5.8 |
| Further education | 56.1 | +4.9 |
| Other education | 0.7 | +0.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 8.8 | +0.3 |
| Employment | 2.7 | +0.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.7 | −1.4 |
| Activity not captured | 5.4 | +4.2 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Tibshelf Community School on 20 January 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Strong standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 20 Jan 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Sept 2021
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Sept 2021Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Mar 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Nov 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
81% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (118 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 81%
- Positive
- 75%
- Replies
- 118
- 14% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 86% who raised concerns
based on 37 parents (31%) whose child was bullied
based on 38 parents (32%) with SEND