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Schools in Derby

  • 107State-funded schools
  • 74Primary
  • 16Secondary
  • 7Special
  • East MidlandsRegion
Applications per placeCircle size: applications
First choice · secondary 2026
82%
close to England (84%)
3,099 families applied
First choice · primary 2026
94%
close to England (92%)
2,643 families applied
Applications per place · secondary
1.8
0.5 below England median (2.2)
Median school
New Ofsted report cards
17of 107 schools
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How hard is it to get a place here?

DfE · families living in Derby
Secondary (Year 7) · Sept 2026
82%got their first choice
close to England (84%)

3,099 applicants · 4.3% offered none of the schools they named

  1. 2026 82%; England 84%
  2. 2025 84%; England 84%
  3. 2024 83%; England 83%
  4. 2023 82%; England 83%
  5. 2022 85%; England 83%
  6. 2021 81%; England 81%
  7. 2020 79%; England 82%
  8. 2019 82%; England 81%
  9. 2018 77%; England 82%
  10. 2017 80%; England 83%
  11. 2016 86%; England 84%
  12. 2015 87%; England 84%
  13. 2014 85%; England 85%
  • Derby
  • England
Every year as a table
EntryApplicantsFirst choiceOne of first threeNone they named
Sep 20263,09981.7%94.5%4.3%
Sep 20253,18584.1%96.3%3.0%
Sep 20243,09383.3%95.4%4.2%
Sep 20233,28181.6%94.3%4.8%
Sep 20223,17084.5%94.8%4.1%
Sep 20213,17781.4%94.0%4.9%
Sep 20203,14679.2%93.6%5.6%
Sep 20193,06181.5%94.3%5.0%
Sep 20182,95477.3%91.2%7.8%
Sep 20172,91279.9%92.9%6.4%
Sep 20162,71085.9%96.5%2.9%
Sep 20152,71787.0%97.6%2.0%
Sep 20142,58885.3%96.9%2.7%
Primary (Reception) · Sept 2026
94%got their first choice
close to England (92%)

2,643 applicants · 0.9% offered none of the schools they named

  1. 2026 94%; England 92%
  2. 2025 92%; England 93%
  3. 2024 95%; England 93%
  4. 2023 93%; England 92%
  5. 2022 92%; England 92%
  6. 2021 93%; England 92%
  7. 2020 90%; England 90%
  8. 2019 89%; England 91%
  9. 2018 89%; England 91%
  10. 2017 90%; England 90%
  11. 2016 86%; England 88%
  12. 2015 88%; England 88%
  13. 2014 90%; England 88%
  • Derby
  • England
Every year as a table
EntryApplicantsFirst choiceOne of first threeNone they named
Sep 20262,64394.4%99.1%0.9%
Sep 20252,82492.3%98.9%1.1%
Sep 20242,69895.1%99.0%1.0%
Sep 20232,81092.9%99.0%1.0%
Sep 20222,80692.0%97.9%2.1%
Sep 20212,69093.5%98.7%1.3%
Sep 20202,98990.4%97.5%2.5%
Sep 20193,07388.7%96.2%3.8%
Sep 20183,01589.4%97.1%2.9%
Sep 20173,14189.6%97.1%2.9%
Sep 20163,27886.0%95.2%4.8%
Sep 20153,14588.4%97.2%2.8%
Sep 20143,12189.8%97.7%2.3%

What has Ofsted found here?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report cards 17 schools of 107 · since November 2025

  • Inclusion
  • Curriculum and teaching
  • Achievement
  • Attendance and behaviour
  • Personal development and wellbeing
  • Early years (9)
  • Leadership and governance

One dot per school.

Overall grade from Ofsted's previous framework 79 schools · graded 2011 to 2024

  • Outstanding13
  • Good62
  • Requires improvement4
  • Inadequate0

Includes grades confirmed by a later ungraded inspection. Not comparable with report cards.

Graded 2024/25, no overall grade 11 schools

Key judgementOutstandingGoodRequires improvementInadequate
Quality of education191–
Behaviour and attitudes29––
Personal development47––
Leadership and management281–

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Secondary schools in Derby

16 schools · Year 7 entry 2026

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Sorted by applications per place for September 2026 entry, highest first.

Sorted by Attainment 8, highest first.

Sorted by the date of the latest Ofsted inspection, newest first.

Sorted by name.

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS4 results, Ofsted.
SchoolLatest OfstedApplications per placeAttainment 8FSM
Landau Forte College Outstanding2024 6.7 applications per place 51.6 33%
Littleover Community School Good2022 3.5 applications per place 54.5 17%
Derby Cathedral School Faith Good2023 2.5 applications per place 43.7 57%
Derby Moor Spencer Academy Remains Good2022 2.4 applications per place 45.7 43%
Saint Benedict, A Catholic Voluntary Academy Faith Remains Good2023 2.2 applications per place 48.4 35%
Allestree Woodlands School Good2024 2.1 applications per place 46.3 22%
Chellaston Academy Good2023 1.8 applications per place 53.1 21%
The Bemrose School Good2024 1.8 applications per place 34.2 48%
Lees Brook Academy Good2023 1.7 applications per place 43.0 39%
West Park School Standards maintained2025 1.7 applications per place 45.3 28%
Murray Park Community School 2026 1.6 applications per place 43.0 31%
Noel-Baker Academy 2026 1.5 applications per place 35.2 49%
Da Vinci Academy 2026 1.2 applications per place 35.0 61%
Alvaston Moor Academy Requires improvement2023 1.1 applications per place 33.6 67%
City of Derby Academy Requires significant improvement 2026 1.1 applications per place 31.8 58%
UTC Derby Pride Park Good2023 no data 39.5 34%

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS4 results, Ofsted. FSM: free school meals.

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Primary schools in Derby

74 schools · Reception entry 2026

Sorted by applications per place for September 2026 entry, highest first.

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS2 results, Ofsted.
SchoolLatest OfstedApplications per placeSATs standardFSM
Brookfield Primary School Good2023 4.2 applications per place 65% 19%
Becket Primary School Good2023 3.8 applications per place 38% 54%
Mickleover Primary School Remains Good2023 3.5 applications per place 75% 13%
Hackwood Primary Academy Good2024 3.1 applications per place 77% 27%
Griffe Field Primary School Outstanding2023 3.1 applications per place 83% 7%
St Alban's Catholic Voluntary Academy Faith Remains Good2023 3.0 applications per place 54% 15%
Hardwick Primary School Graded · no overall grade2025 3.0 applications per place 42% 70%
Silverhill Primary School Standards maintained2024 3.0 applications per place 74% 6%
Grampian Primary Academy Remains Good2022 3.0 applications per place 60% 53%
Lawn Primary School Outstanding2024 2.9 applications per place 84% 9%
Springfield Primary School Remains Good2023 2.9 applications per place 72% 35%
Cottons Farm Primary Academy Graded · no overall grade2025 2.8small intake applications per place 42% 67%
Portway Infant School Remains Good2023 2.7 applications per place – 21%
St James' Church of England Aided Infant School Faith Remains Good2024 2.7 applications per place – 23%
Borrow Wood Primary School Good2023 2.7 applications per place 75% 31%
Parkview Primary School 2026 2.5 applications per place 82% 19%
Ashgate Primary School Good2023 2.4 applications per place 38% 36%
Meadow Farm Community Primary School Good2023 2.4small intake applications per place 61% 52%
Ash Croft Primary Academy Good2022 2.4small intake applications per place 41% 43%
Markeaton Primary School Graded · no overall grade2024 2.4 applications per place 66% 27%
Chaddesden Park Primary School 2026 2.3 applications per place 50% 34%
Carlyle Infant and Nursery Academy Remains Good2023 2.2 applications per place – 27%
Derby St Chad's CofE Nursery and Infant School Faith Good2023 2.2small intake applications per place – 52%
Landau Forte Academy Moorhead Graded · no overall grade2024 2.2 applications per place 53% 63%
Rosehill Infant and Nursery School Standards maintained2024 2.2 applications per place – 43%
Homefields Primary School Good2023 2.2 applications per place 76% 6%
Alvaston Infant and Nursery School Remains Good2023 2.2 applications per place – 27%
Castleward Spencer Academy Outstanding2024 2.2 applications per place – 18%
Arboretum Primary School Good2024 2.1 applications per place 29% 66%
St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy Faith Good2023 2.1 applications per place 67% 23%
Walter Evans Church of England Aided Primary School Faith Remains Good · improving2024 2.1 applications per place 68% 4%
Wyndham Spencer Academy Graded · no overall grade2025 2.1 applications per place 63% 31%
Allenton Primary School Remains Good2023 2.1 applications per place 32% 63%
Chellaston Infant School Graded · no overall grade2025 2.1 applications per place – 25%
St Werburgh's CofE Primary School Faith Good2024 2.0 applications per place 65% 17%
St George's Catholic Voluntary Academy Faith Outstanding2024 2.0 applications per place 75% 25%
Bishop Lonsdale Church of England Primary School and Nursery Faith 2026 2.0 applications per place 61% 38%
Dale Community Primary School Remains Good2023 2.0 applications per place 53% 56%
Lakeside Primary Academy Graded · no overall grade2025 2.0 applications per place 48% 46%
St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy Faith Good2023 1.9 applications per place 61% 21%
Wren Park Primary School Serious weaknesses 2026 1.9 applications per place 70% 10%
Reigate Park Primary Academy Good2023 1.9 applications per place 47% 38%
Oakwood Infant and Nursery School Remains Good2023 1.9 applications per place – 29%
Akaal Primary School Faith Requires improvement2022 1.9 applications per place 69% 26%
Pear Tree Infant School Good2022 1.9 applications per place – 65%
Breadsall Hill Top Primary School 2026 1.9 applications per place 43% 53%
Firs Primary School Good2022 1.9 applications per place 30% 62%
Ravensdale Infant and Nursery School Graded · no overall grade2025 1.8 applications per place – 24%
Shelton Infant School Good2024 1.8 applications per place – 28%
St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy Faith Remains Good2022 1.8 applications per place 59% 23%
Cherry Tree Hill Primary School Remains Good2023 1.8 applications per place 64% 36%
Village Primary Academy Remains Good2022 1.8 applications per place 56% 62%
Brackensdale Spencer Academy Graded · no overall grade2024 1.7 applications per place 61% 33%
Roe Farm Primary School Good2024 1.7 applications per place 40% 52%
Ridgeway Infant School Remains Good2023 1.7 applications per place – 24%
Oak Grange Primary School 2026 1.6 applications per place – 18%
Cavendish Close Infant School 2026 1.6 applications per place – 25%
Beaufort Primary School Requires improvement2023 1.6 applications per place 47% 53%
Zaytouna Primary School Faith Good2023 1.6 applications per place 56% 65%
Asterdale Primary School 2026 1.5 applications per place 61% 27%
Derwent Primary School Special measures 2026 1.5 applications per place 29% 52%
Redwood Primary School Remains Good2023 1.4 applications per place 77% 47%
Ashwood Spencer Academy Good2023 1.4 applications per place 62% 63%
Alvaston Junior Academy Requires improvement2024 no data 41% 44%
Cavendish Close Junior Academy 2026 no data 66% 38%
Chellaston Junior School Remains Good2023 no data 56% 30%
Gayton Junior School Remains Good2023 no data 78% 35%
Oakwood Junior School Good2024 no data 60% 49%
Pear Tree Community Junior School Good2021 no data 36% 79%
Portway Junior School Remains Good2023 no data 56% 19%
Ravensdale Junior School Good2023 no data 67% 37%
Shelton Junior School 2026 no data 45% 46%
St James' Church of England Aided Junior School Faith Good2024 no data 46% 59%
St Peter's Church of England Aided Junior School Faith Graded · no overall grade2024 no data 44% 34%

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS2 results, Ofsted. FSM: free school meals.

Special schools and other provision

17 schools