Aldercar High School
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Springwell Community College
- Pupils on roll
- 836of 850 places
- Free school meals
- 47.4%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 171
- Ofsted
- Inspected, 5 November 2024Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Springwell Community College (URN 112966, until 1 September 2019).
What the data says
Springwell Community College has no sixth form. Of the 168 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, none moved to a sixth form college, 58% to a further education college and 4% started an apprenticeship.
GCSE results in 2025 were well below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 37.9 against 46.1 across England and 45.0 in Derbyshire, with 29% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
As an 11–16 school, Springwell Community College is judged on where pupils go at 16 rather than on A level results.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Derbyshire and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Springwell Community College | Derbyshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 168 | 7,796 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 87% | 91% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 81% | 82% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 21% | 34% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 0% | 5% | 13% |
| — further education college | 58% | 41% | 37% |
| — other education | 2% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 4% | 5% | 3% |
| Employment | 2% | 4% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 8% | 6% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 5% | 3% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Springwell Community College | Derbyshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 37.9 | 45.0 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 29% | 43% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 59% | 65% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 11% | 30% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.20 | 3.92 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 33% | 28% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 27.8 | 34.0 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 42.9 | 49.2 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 1% | 4% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 168 | 98% | 89% | 8% | 20% | 62% |
| Mathematics | 168 | 98% | 88% | 11% | 22% | 66% |
| English Literature | 160 | 94% | 86% | 5% | 21% | 61% |
| Combined Science | 139 | 81% | 65% | 4% | 9% | 45% |
| History | 72 | 42% | 41% | 14% | 26% | 64% |
| Geography | 65 | 38% | 41% | 6% | 25% | 42% |
| Spanish | 35 | 20% | 19% | 6% | 27% | 60% |
| Design and Technology | 33 | 19% | 11% | 3% | 23% | 21% |
| Fine Art | 32 | 19% | 9% | 6% | 28% | 66% |
| Chemistry | 21 | 12% | 23% | 14% | 47% | 95% |
| Biology | 21 | 12% | 23% | 19% | 45% | 95% |
| Physics | 21 | 12% | 23% | 14% | 46% | 100% |
| Computer Science | 20 | 12% | 13% | 5% | 30% | 35% |
| Business Studies | 14 | 8% | 18% | 14% | 20% | 43% |
| Drama | 12 | 7% | 7% | 0% | 27% | 33% |
| Religious Studies | 11 | 6% | 31% | 9% | 32% | 82% |
| Music | 9 | 5% | 5% | 0% | 33% | 33% |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | 46 | — | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 40 | — | — |
| Health Studies | 37 | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 10 | — | — |
| Dance: General | 7 | — | — |
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Brookfield Community School
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Chapel-en-le-Frith High School
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.