Secondary
Frederick Gent School
Mansfield Road, South Normanton, Alfreton, DE55 2ER
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 801 of 862 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.0
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Trust
- THE TWO COUNTIES TRUST
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 47.3
- All staff (FTE)
- 73.4
- Pupils per adult
- 11.0
- Pupils
- 806
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected November 2025
- AchievementNeeds attention
- Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
- Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
- InclusionExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceStrong standard
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
March 2022
Previous framework
Good
Safeguarding: met
- Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationGood
GCSE results
40%
1 points above the Alfreton average (39% across 4 schools)
46.3
2.8 above the Alfreton average (43.5 across 4 schools)
4th of 4 by our score, among the secondary schools in Alfreton we can score - see them all. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 46.3 |
| EBacc average point score | 3.9 |
| Entered the EBacc | 18% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 61% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 40% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 43% |
| 22/23 | 32% |
| 23/24 | 34% |
| 24/25 | 40% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | -0.18 |
| 22/23 | -0.34 |
| 23/24 | -0.34 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 44.6 |
| 22/23 | 40.9 |
| 23/24 | 42.2 |
| 24/25 | 46.3 |
Mansfield Road, South Normanton, Alfreton, DE55 2ER
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Derbyshire admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Christopher Woollard
- Address
- Mansfield Road, South Normanton, Alfreton, DE55 2ER
- Telephone
- 01773811737