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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 4 June 2025Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
- 26 April 2016Graded inspection: Good
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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 entry461 applications · 279 places offered · 296 named it first
- 2026 1.7; Derby median median 1.8
- 2025 1.6; Derby median median 1.6
- 2024 1.6; Derby median median 1.4
- 2023 1.7; Derby median median 1.5
- 2022 1.8; Derby median median 1.7
- 2021 1.7; Derby median median 1.6
- 2020 1.9; Derby median median 1.7
- 2019 2.5; Derby median median 1.7
- 2018 1.9; Derby median median 1.5
- 2017 1.7; Derby median median 1.5
- 2016 1.6; Derby median median 1.6
- 2015 1.5; Derby median median 1.7
- 2014 1.4; Derby median median 1.7
- 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 | 279 | 461 | 1.7 | 296 | 1.06 |
| Sep 2025 | 289 | 459 | 1.6 | 302 | 1.04 |
| Sep 2024 | 279 | 437 | 1.6 | 292 | 1.05 |
| Sep 2023 | 286 | 490 | 1.7 | 351 | 1.23 |
| Sep 2022 | 284 | 510 | 1.8 | 352 | 1.24 |
| Sep 2021 | 284 | 470 | 1.7 | 327 | 1.15 |
| Sep 2020 | 285 | 531 | 1.9 | 355 | 1.25 |
| Sep 2019 | 206 | 505 | 2.5 | 328 | 1.59 |
| Sep 2018 | 276 | 523 | 1.9 | 334 | 1.21 |
| Sep 2017 | 256 | 423 | 1.7 | 284 | 1.11 |
| Sep 2016 | 249 | 401 | 1.6 | 256 | 1.03 |
| Sep 2015 | 246 | 369 | 1.5 | 267 | 1.09 |
| Sep 2014 | 243 | 344 | 1.4 | 226 | 0.93 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 282 | 45.3 | 40% | 59% | – |
| 2024/25 | 291 | 48.7 | 52% | 73% | – |
| 2023/24 | 293 | 46.5 | 49% | 70% | −0.09 |
| 2022/23 | 286 | 49.7 | 51% | 71% | +0.24 |
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
- West Park SchoolThis schoolThis schoolStandards maintained20251.7applications per place 45.3Attainment 8
- 1.5 km · DerbyGood20231.7applications per place 43.0Attainment 8
- 3.2 km · Derby20261.2applications per place 35.0Attainment 8
- 3.2 km · DerbyGood202339.5Attainment 8
- 4.1 km · DerbyOutstanding20246.7applications per place 51.6Attainment 8
- 4.2 km · DerbyRequires improvement20231.1applications per place 33.6Attainment 8
- 4.7 km · Derby20261.5applications per place 35.2Attainment 8
- 5.3 km · DerbyGood20232.5applications per place 43.7Attainment 8
- 5.5 km · DerbyRemains Good20232.2applications per place 48.4Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 136634 · 831/5412
- Trust
- West Park School
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,390 pupils · 1,454 on roll
- Free school meals
- 27.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 April 2011
- Replaced
- West Park School (URN 112997)
- Address
- West Road, Spondon, Derby, DE21 7BT
- Local authority
- Derby
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources