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Shirebrook Academy

Bolsover, NG20 8QFSecondaryAges 11–16MixedState
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted inspected
4 Good
Apr 2025
Progress 8
No data
First choices / offers
1.0×
First choices did not exceed offers made
158 1st-choice / 165 offers made
Ranking
#2,330
of 3,141 nationally

About Shirebrook Academy

Shirebrook Academy is a state-funded secondary school in Bolsover, East Midlands, for pupils aged 11 to 16 for boys and girls. DfE data records 824 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 850.

The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Good (29 Apr 2025). the published Attainment 8 score was 39.5 for 2024/25. admissions data records 158 first-preference applications and 165 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.

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Key Details

School TypeSecondary (State)
Age Range11 to 16 years
GenderMixed
AddressCommon Lane, Shirebrook, Mansfield, Bolsover, NG20 8QF
HeadteacherMrs Lindsey Burgin
Local AuthorityDerbyshire
Number of Pupils824
Free School Meals (FSM)46.2%
School Capacity824 / 850 (97% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

29 Apr 2025
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Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good

State-funded school inspections stopped receiving a single overall grade from September 2024. Renewed inspections from November 2025 use report cards with separate five-point grades that are not directly comparable with the old scale.

Source: Ofsted, 8 Jun 2025. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Published SEND Data

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingVisionPhysicalLearning Difficulty

Source: Department for Education. Confirm current provision with the school's SENCO.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:55 – 15:15

Source: shirebrookacademy.org. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Shirebrook Academy has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This is the overall judgement recorded under the inspection framework in use on the inspection date. Read the report and date before comparing it with newer inspections.