Frederick Gent School

Academy sponsor led·Secondary school Alfreton, Derbyshire·DE55 2ER
Composite score
57.9
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#1,474
National rank
#120
In East Midlands
#17
In Derbyshire
Top 46%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
46.3
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
—
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
40%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
61%
% EBacc grade 5+
11%
EBacc average points score
3.90

Ofsted judgements

New framework · Last inspection: 18/11/2025 · Read full report ↗

Achievement
Needs attention
Leadership and governance
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Inclusion
Expected standard
Safeguarding standards
Met

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
150 first choices, 160 places
First choices per place
0.94
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
201
any preference, for 160 places
Applications from another council area
4%
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.02
00.511.5
1 per place
0.9820220.9420230.9420240.9220250.942026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Frederick Gent School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
11–16
Pupils on roll
801
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Admissions
Non-Selective

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
34.3%
Typical secondary: 27.5%
% EAL
4.0%
Typical secondary: 12.0%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
14.6%
Typical secondary: 13.7%
% with an EHC plan
2.6%
Typical secondary: 2.9%

Attendance

Overall absence
8.0%
Typical secondary: 8.9%
Persistently absent
21.0%
Typical secondary: 25.7%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
16.6
Typical secondary: 16.7
Spend per pupil
£7,228
Typical secondary: £7,815

“Typical” = the median secondary school in England. What this means

What pupils do next

The share of this school's Year 11 leavers in education, training or employment for at least two terms afterwards.

In education, training or work
87%
139 pupils tracked
Stayed in education
75%
Apprenticeship
6%
Employment
6%

DfE, KS4 destination measures.

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Location

About Frederick Gent School

Frederick Gent School is a secondary school in Alfreton, Derbyshire, classified by the DfE as a sponsor-led academy. Around 801 pupils aged 11 to 16 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted (November 2025). The school's average Attainment 8 score in the latest GCSE results was 46.3 — broadly in line with the national average (national average: 46). Its Attainment 8 score has risen by 4.1 points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it around the middle of secondary schools nationally.

40% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, below the national average of about 45%. 61% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Frederick Gent School their first choice was offered one of its 160 Year 7 places. After Year 11, 87% of its leavers went on to education, an apprenticeship or work that they stayed in for at least two terms. Overall pupil absence was 8.0%. There are about 16.6 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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