OFSTED
13 March 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Foundation school
Phase
All-through
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Derby
Trust
Bemrose Educational Trust
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,429
1,426 full-time ·
3 part-time
Female pupils
736
51.5% of pupils
Male pupils
693
48.5% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
22.6 pts
above England
School
47.4%
Derby
35.5%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
40.8 pts
above England
School
61.1%
Derby
30.2%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Derby
0.2%
East Midlands
0.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Pakistani
28.2%
403
White British
14.8%
212
African
14.2%
203
Gypsy / Roma
12.0%
172
Any other White background
10.2%
146
Any other Asian background
4.1%
58
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
13.2%
188 of
1,429 pupils
7.7 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
6.0 pts
below
England
6.0%
1.6 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
33.8
5.4 pts
below England
Latest published: -0.40 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
7.73%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.52 pts
higher than
England
School
7.73%
Derby
6.39%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
24.16%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
8.35 pts
higher than
England
School
24.16%
Derby
17.98%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.11%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.69 pts
lower than
England
School
1.11%
Derby
1.61%
East Midlands
1.72%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open all-through schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
102.1%
11.0 pts
above England
The Bemrose School
102.1%
Derby
102.1%
East Midlands
96.4%
England
91.1%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.