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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 19 June 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 9 January 2019Graded 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 entry161 applications · 128 places offered · 121 named it first
- 2026 1.3; Leicestershire median median 2.3
- 2025 1.4; Leicestershire median median 2.3
- 2024 1.2; Leicestershire median median 2.2
- 2023 1.4; Leicestershire median median 2.1
- 2022 1.3; Leicestershire median median 1.8
- 2021 1.3; Leicestershire median median 1.7
- 2020 1.1; Leicestershire median median 1.8
- 2019 1.4; Leicestershire median median 1.6
- 2018 1.1; Leicestershire median median 1.6
- 2017 1.7; Leicestershire median median 1.6
- This school
- Leicestershire 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 | 128 | 161 | 1.3 | 121 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2025 | 129 | 176 | 1.4 | 123 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2024 | 148 | 182 | 1.2 | 148 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2023 | 120 | 163 | 1.4 | 125 | 1.04 |
| Sep 2022 | 127 | 159 | 1.3 | 127 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2021 | 128 | 163 | 1.3 | 133 | 1.04 |
| Sep 2020 | 119 | 129 | 1.1 | 118 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2019 | 99 | 134 | 1.4 | 111 | 1.12 |
| Sep 2018 | 118 | 126 | 1.1 | 114 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2017 | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 3 | 1.00 |
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.) | 137 | 46.7 | 52% | 69% | – |
| 2024/25 | 126 | 48.2 | 55% | 73% | – |
| 2023/24 | 114 | 42.4 | 42% | 60% | −0.27 |
| 2022/23 | 124 | 44.1 | 39% | 65% | −0.17 |
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
- Castle Donington CollegeThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20241.3applications per place 46.7Attainment 8
- 6.7 km · DerbyshireRequires improvement20241.4applications per place 41.3Attainment 8
- 7.5 km · DerbyGood20231.8applications per place 53.1Attainment 8
- 7.7 km · DerbyshireRemains Good20232.4applications per place 49.3Attainment 8
- 8.2 km · LeicestershireGraded · no overall grade20241.7applications per place 44.2Attainment 8
- 8.4 km · Derby20261.5applications per place 35.2Attainment 8
- 9.1 km · DerbyRequires improvement20231.1applications per place 33.6Attainment 8
- 9.4 km · DerbyshireGood20232.3applications per place 46.0Attainment 8
- 10.0 km · LeicestershireGood20223.2applications per place 48.6Attainment 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
- 138820 · 855/4031
- Capacity
- 645 pupils · 684 on roll
- Free school meals
- 19.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 October 2012
- Replaced
- Castle Donington Community College (URN 120254)
- Address
- Mount Pleasant, Castle Donington, Derby, DE74 2LN
- Local authority
- Leicestershire · North West Leicestershire
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources