Academy converter · Derby

Lees Brook Academy

11–18Ages
1,061Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
143934URN

Morley Road, Chaddesden, Derby, DE21 4QX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

close to Derby median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Derby

326 applications for 195 places · 9th of 15 in Derby

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

43.0of 90

Derby 43.0 England 46.0

9th of 16 in Derby

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 19 September 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Sixth form provision		Good

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

1.7applications per place, Year 7

close to Derby median (1.8) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

326 applications · 195 places offered · 166 named it first

2026 1.7; Derby median median 1.8
2025 1.9; Derby median median 1.6
2024 1.6; Derby median median 1.4
2023 1.5; Derby median median 1.5
2022 1.7; Derby median median 1.7
2021 1.6; Derby median median 1.6
2020 1.6; Derby median median 1.7
2019 1.6; Derby median median 1.7
2018 1.5; Derby median median 1.5
2017 1.4; Derby median median 1.5
2016 1.5; Derby median median 1.6; as the previous school
2015 1.4; Derby median median 1.7; as the previous school
2014 1.5; Derby median median 1.7; as the previous school

This school
Derby median

Dashed bars: as Lees Brook Community School (URN 137420), Lees Brook Community Sports College (URN 112955), the previous school.

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	195	326	1.7	166	0.85
Sep 2025	184	346	1.9	150	0.82
Sep 2024	195	310	1.6	164	0.84
Sep 2023	211	311	1.5	138	0.65
Sep 2022	206	342	1.7	168	0.82
Sep 2021	189	307	1.6	141	0.75
Sep 2020	210	332	1.6	154	0.73
Sep 2019	217	347	1.6	202	0.93
Sep 2018	219	322	1.5	192	0.88
Sep 2017	212	292	1.4	179	0.84
Sep 2016 *	208	321	1.5	196	0.94
Sep 2015 *	218	311	1.4	187	0.86
Sep 2014 *	213	313	1.5	199	0.93

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

170 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)43.09th of 16 in Derby

Derby 43.0 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths35%10th of 16 in Derby

Derby 39% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths54%

Derby 59% England 66%

This school
Derby median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.24

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	170	43.0	35%	54%	–
2024/25	209	41.5	33%	58%	–
2023/24	207	41.9	38%	63%	−0.24
2022/23	204	41.5	33%	56%	−0.36

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

Lees Brook AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

1.7applications per place 43.0Attainment 8
West Park School
1.5 km · Derby

Standards maintained2025

1.7applications per place 45.3Attainment 8
Da Vinci Academy
1.8 km · Derby

2026

1.2applications per place 35.0Attainment 8
UTC Derby Pride Park
3.3 km · Derby

Good2023

39.5Attainment 8
Landau Forte College
3.4 km · Derby

Outstanding2024

6.7applications per place 51.6Attainment 8
Saint Benedict, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
4.3 km · Derby

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 48.4Attainment 8
Derby Cathedral School
4.8 km · Derby

Good2023

2.5applications per place 43.7Attainment 8
Alvaston Moor Academy
5.2 km · Derby

Requires improvement2023

1.1applications per place 33.6Attainment 8
The Bemrose School
5.6 km · Derby

Good2024

1.8applications per place 34.2Attainment 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: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 143934 · 831/4006
Trust: Archway Learning Trust
Capacity: 1,147 pupils · 1,061 on roll
Free school meals: 39.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Opened: 1 January 2017
Replaced: Lees Brook Community School (URN 137420); Lees Brook Community Sports College (URN 112955)
Address: Morley Road, Chaddesden, Derby, DE21 4QX
Local authority: Derby

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