Anthony Gell School

State-Funded School

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East MidlandsRegion

DerbyshireLocal Authority

Derbyshire DalesConstituency

DE4 4DXPostcode

5.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Anthony Gell School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Derbyshire, East Midlands.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 776 pupils. Anthony Gell School is part of EMBARK MULTI ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2015

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Around average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 45.8
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 41.9%
EBacc average point score: 3.79

Ethnicity

White

97%

Black

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

776

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

24%

England average

27%

First language not English

<1%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 776
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: EMBARK MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
18 Mar 2015	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.