OFSTED
11 December 2024
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
Standards maintained
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Non-maintained special school
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Derby
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
127
127 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
61
48.0% of pupils
Male pupils
66
52.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
23.2 pts
above England
School
48.0%
Derby
35.5%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
58.4 pts
above England
School
78.7%
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.
White British
52.0%
66
Any other White background
15.7%
20
African
7.1%
9
Pakistani
7.1%
9
Any other Asian background
2.4%
3
Gypsy / Roma
2.4%
3
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
100.0%
127 of
127 pupils
79.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
13.2 pts
below
England
6.0%
92.4 pts
above
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
9.7
29.5 pts
below England
Latest published: -1.30 · 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
10.58%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
4.36 pts
higher than
England
School
10.58%
Derby
6.39%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
36.76%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
20.95 pts
higher than
England
School
36.76%
Derby
17.98%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.47%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.33 pts
lower than
England
School
1.47%
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 not applicable schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
90.1%
10.3 pts
above England
Royal School for the Deaf Derby
90.1%
Derby
73.1%
East Midlands
78.4%
England
79.8%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.