Academy sponsor led · Derby

Da Vinci Academy

11–16Ages
668Pupils
SecondaryPhase
144066URN

St Andrew's View, Breadsall, Derby, DE21 4ET · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Feb 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.2per place

0.6 below Derby median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Derby

152 applications for 132 places · 13th of 15 in Derby

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

35.0of 90

Derby 43.0 England 46.0

13th of 16 in Derby

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 3 February 2026Published 24 March 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Needs attention
Achievement			Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years	Does not apply to this school
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

3 February 2026
Report card · 4 Expected standard, 2 Needs attention
5 October 2021
Graded inspection: 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

1.2applications per place, Year 7

0.6 below Derby median (1.8) 1.1 below England median (2.2)

152 applications · 132 places offered · 74 named it first

2026 1.2; Derby median median 1.8
2025 1.4; Derby median median 1.6
2024 1.3; Derby median median 1.4
2023 1.3; Derby median median 1.5
2022 1.2; Derby median median 1.7
2021 1.2; Derby median median 1.6
2020 1.1; Derby median median 1.7
2019 1.1; Derby median median 1.7
2018 1.0; Derby median median 1.5
2017 1.0; Derby median median 1.5; as the previous school
2016 1.1; Derby median median 1.6; as the previous school
2015 1.1; Derby median median 1.7; as the previous school
2014 1.2; Derby median median 1.7; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Derby median in 0 of 9 years.

This school
Derby median

Dashed bars: as Da Vinci Community School (URN 134724), High View School and Technology Centre (URN 112953), 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	132	152	1.2	74	0.56
Sep 2025	132	181	1.4	108	0.82
Sep 2024	143	191	1.3	127	0.89
Sep 2023	154	193	1.3	130	0.84
Sep 2022	130	151	1.2	99	0.76
Sep 2021	145	168	1.2	106	0.73
Sep 2020	135	149	1.1	107	0.79
Sep 2019	146	162	1.1	94	0.64
Sep 2018	130	129	1.0	77	0.59
Sep 2017 *	127	130	1.0	82	0.65
Sep 2016 *	123	135	1.1	88	0.72
Sep 2015 *	126	135	1.1	79	0.63
Sep 2014 *	112	134	1.2	79	0.71

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

136 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)35.013th of 16 in Derby

Derby 43.0 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths25%13th of 16 in Derby

Derby 39% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths45%

Derby 59% England 66%

This school
Derby median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.64

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	136	35.0	25%	45%	–
2024/25	143	34.7	21%	37%	–
2023/24	140	32.2	19%	34%	−0.64
2022/23	131	36.4	18%	43%	−0.57

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

Da Vinci AcademyThis school
This school

2026

1.2applications per place 35.0Attainment 8
Lees Brook Academy
1.8 km · Derby

Good2023

1.7applications per place 43.0Attainment 8
Landau Forte College
2.3 km · Derby

Outstanding2024

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

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 48.4Attainment 8
UTC Derby Pride Park
3.2 km · Derby

Good2023

39.5Attainment 8
West Park School
3.2 km · Derby

Standards maintained2025

1.7applications per place 45.3Attainment 8
Derby Cathedral School
3.7 km · Derby

Good2023

2.5applications per place 43.7Attainment 8
Allestree Woodlands School
3.8 km · Derby

Good2024

2.1applications per place 46.3Attainment 8
The Bemrose School
4.5 km · Derby

Good2024

1.8applications per place 34.2Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 144066 · 831/4007
Trust: L.e.a.d. Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 750 pupils · 668 on roll
Free school meals: 60.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 May 2017
Replaced: Da Vinci Community School (URN 134724); High View School and Technology Centre (URN 112953)
Address: St Andrew's View, Breadsall, Derby, DE21 4ET
Local authority: Derby

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