Community school · Derby

Littleover Community School

11–18Ages
1,828Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
112956URN

Pastures Hill, Littleover, Derby, DE23 4BZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.5per place

1.7 above Derby median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Derby

1,012 applications for 288 places · 2nd of 15 in Derby

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

54.5of 90

Derby 43.0 England 46.0

1st of 16 in Derby

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 19 October 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Sixth form provision	Outstanding

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

3.5applications per place, Year 7

1.7 above Derby median (1.8) 1.3 above England median (2.2)

1,012 applications · 288 places offered · 372 named it first

2026 3.5; Derby median median 1.8
2025 3.3; Derby median median 1.6
2024 3.0; Derby median median 1.4
2023 3.3; Derby median median 1.5
2022 3.1; Derby median median 1.7
2021 3.2; Derby median median 1.6
2020 3.3; Derby median median 1.7
2019 3.3; Derby median median 1.7
2018 3.4; Derby median median 1.5
2017 2.9; Derby median median 1.5
2016 2.8; Derby median median 1.6
2015 2.7; Derby median median 1.7
2014 2.7; Derby median median 1.7

More applications per place than the Derby median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Derby median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	288	1,012	3.5	372	1.29
Sep 2025	294	961	3.3	362	1.23
Sep 2024	287	867	3.0	380	1.32
Sep 2023	294	961	3.3	422	1.44
Sep 2022	289	908	3.1	402	1.39
Sep 2021	287	926	3.2	385	1.34
Sep 2020	292	957	3.3	435	1.49
Sep 2019	289	958	3.3	437	1.51
Sep 2018	291	980	3.4	488	1.68
Sep 2017	295	861	2.9	451	1.53
Sep 2016	295	832	2.8	407	1.38
Sep 2015	293	803	2.7	376	1.28
Sep 2014	292	797	2.7	392	1.34

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

287 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)54.51st of 16 in Derby

Derby 43.0 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths58%1st of 16 in Derby

Derby 39% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths76%

Derby 59% England 66%

This school
Derby median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.46

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	287	54.5	58%	76%	–
2024/25	291	52.7	58%	75%	–
2023/24	291	53.8	62%	79%	+0.46
2022/23	294	55.3	61%	80%	+0.53

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Littleover Community SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

3.5applications per place 54.5Attainment 8
Derby Moor Spencer Academy
0.9 km · Derby

Remains Good2022

2.4applications per place 45.7Attainment 8
Murray Park Community School
2.1 km · Derby

2026

1.6applications per place 43.0Attainment 8
The Bemrose School
2.5 km · Derby

Good2024

1.8applications per place 34.2Attainment 8
Derby Cathedral School
3.3 km · Derby

Good2023

2.5applications per place 43.7Attainment 8
City of Derby Academy
3.5 km · Derby

Requires significant improvement 2026

1.1applications per place 31.8Attainment 8
Landau Forte College
4.7 km · Derby

Outstanding2024

6.7applications per place 51.6Attainment 8
UTC Derby Pride Park
4.7 km · Derby

Good2023

39.5Attainment 8
Saint Benedict, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
5.5 km · Derby

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 48.4Attainment 8

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.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 112956 · 831/4182
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,801 pupils · 1,828 on roll
Free school meals: 17.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Pastures Hill, Littleover, Derby, DE23 4BZ
Local authority: Derby

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources