Frederick Gent School

State-Funded School

frederick-gent-school-derbyshire-east-midlands

East MidlandsRegion

DerbyshireLocal Authority

BolsoverConstituency

DE55 2ERPostcode

5.6

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Frederick Gent School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Derbyshire, East Midlands.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 801 pupils. Frederick Gent School is part of The Two Counties Trust.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 18 Nov 2025 · published 6 Mar 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

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

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Requires improvement

Academic Performance

Around average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 46.3
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 39.5%
EBacc average point score: 3.9

Ethnicity

White

94%

Asian

<1%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

801

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

39%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 801
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: The Two Counties Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
10 May 2022	Good	Good	Good	Requires improvement	Good
25 Jun 2015	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

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.