Academy converter · Derbyshire

Kirk Hallam Community Academy

11–18Ages
709Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
146374URN

Godfrey Drive, Kirk Hallam, Ilkeston, DE7 4HH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

0.5 above Derbyshire median (1.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Derbyshire

222 applications for 100 places · 10th of 45 in Derbyshire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

40.6of 90

Derbyshire 43.8 England 46.0

38th of 45 in Derbyshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 22 October 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
Sixth form provision		Requires improvement

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

2.2applications per place, Year 7

0.5 above Derbyshire median (1.7) close to England median (2.2)

222 applications · 100 places offered · 84 named it first

2026 2.2; Derbyshire median median 1.7
2025 2.1; Derbyshire median median 1.7
2024 2.4; Derbyshire median median 1.8
2023 2.3; Derbyshire median median 1.9
2022 1.8; Derbyshire median median 1.8
2021 1.7; Derbyshire median median 1.8
2020 1.9; Derbyshire median median 2.0
2019 1.8; Derbyshire median median 1.8
2018 2.1; Derbyshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2017 1.9; Derbyshire median median 2.0; as the previous school
2016 1.8; Derbyshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2015 1.8; Derbyshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2014 1.7; Derbyshire median median 1.8; as the previous school

This school
Derbyshire median

Dashed bars: as Kirk Hallam Community Academy (URN 136485), Kirk Hallam Community Technology and Sports College (URN 112947), 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	100	222	2.2	84	0.84
Sep 2025	131	276	2.1	130	0.99
Sep 2024	104	249	2.4	104	1.00
Sep 2023	113	264	2.3	74	0.65
Sep 2022	158	284	1.8	111	0.70
Sep 2021	153	266	1.7	111	0.73
Sep 2020	160	311	1.9	112	0.70
Sep 2019	181	317	1.8	134	0.74
Sep 2018 *	139	295	2.1	136	0.98
Sep 2017 *	189	354	1.9	185	0.98
Sep 2016 *	232	418	1.8	252	1.09
Sep 2015 *	223	408	1.8	268	1.20
Sep 2014 *	225	372	1.7	246	1.09

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

129 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)40.638th of 45 in Derbyshire

Derbyshire 43.8 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths40%28th of 45 in Derbyshire

Derbyshire 44% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths61%

Derbyshire 65% England 66%

This school
Derbyshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.84

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	129	40.6	40%	61%	–
2024/25	138	38.7	28%	53%	–
2023/24	159	35.9	23%	50%	−0.84
2022/23	132	38.7	36%	56%	−0.67

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

Kirk Hallam Community AcademyThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.2applications per place 40.6Attainment 8
Saint John Houghton Catholic Voluntary Academy
0.5 km · Derbyshire

Standards maintained2025

1.9applications per place 44.4Attainment 8
Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy
1.0 km · Derbyshire

Good2024

1.5applications per place 43.8Attainment 8
Friesland School
4.8 km · Derbyshire

Good2023

2.3applications per place 46.0Attainment 8
Bramcote College
5.5 km · Nottinghamshire

Good2024

3.5applications per place 50.7Attainment 8
Nottingham University Samworth Academy
5.9 km · Nottingham

Remains Good2023

1.4applications per place 39.9Attainment 8
George Spencer Academy
6.1 km · Nottinghamshire

Good2023

2.1applications per place 52.6Attainment 8
The Kimberley School
6.1 km · Nottinghamshire

Remains Good2022

1.9applications per place 49.6Attainment 8
Heanor Gate Spencer Academy
6.2 km · Derbyshire

Outstanding2023

1.7applications per place 43.4Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 146374 · 830/4011
Trust: Nova Education Trust
Capacity: 1,202 pupils · 709 on roll
Free school meals: 47.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2018
Replaced: Kirk Hallam Community Academy (URN 136485); Kirk Hallam Community Technology and Sports College (URN 112947)
Address: Godfrey Drive, Kirk Hallam, Ilkeston, DE7 4HH
Local authority: Derbyshire · Erewash

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