OFSTED
3 February 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance & behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development
Expected standard
Leadership & governance
Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
5 October 2021
Graded inspection
Good
Published
14 November 2021
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Derby
Trust
L.E.A.D. ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
668
668 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
324
48.5% of pupils
Male pupils
344
51.5% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
35.7 pts
above England
School
60.5%
Derby
35.5%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
7.1 pts
below England
School
13.2%
Derby
30.2%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.9 pts
below England
School
0.1%
Derby
0.2%
East Midlands
0.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
74.4%
497
Any other White background
5.2%
35
African
4.0%
27
White and Black Caribbean
3.4%
23
White and Asian
2.5%
17
Any other ethnic group
1.8%
12
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
20.2%
135 of
668 pupils
0.6 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.2 pts
above
England
6.0%
1.8 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
34.7
4.5 pts
below England
Latest published: -0.64 · 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
8.45%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.23 pts
higher than
England
School
8.45%
Derby
6.39%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
27.04%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
11.22 pts
higher than
England
School
27.04%
Derby
17.98%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.63%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.17 pts
lower than
England
School
1.63%
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 secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
89.1%
3.3 pts
below England
Da Vinci Academy
89.1%
Derby
94.9%
East Midlands
94.2%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.