OFSTED
19 March 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Requires improvement
OEIF
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Derby
Trust
TAPESTRY LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
925
925 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
468
50.6% of pupils
Male pupils
457
49.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
32.8 pts
above England
School
57.6%
Derby
35.5%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
30.9 pts
above England
School
51.2%
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
26.1%
241
Gypsy / Roma
13.9%
129
Pakistani
13.4%
124
Indian
13.1%
121
Any other White background
8.2%
76
Any other Asian background
6.5%
60
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
16.7%
154 of
925 pupils
4.2 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.6 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.5 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
34.8
4.4 pts
below England
Latest published: -0.56 · 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
9.88%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
3.66 pts
higher than
England
School
9.88%
Derby
6.39%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
34.30%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
18.48 pts
higher than
England
School
34.30%
Derby
17.98%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
4.19%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
2.38 pts
higher than
England
School
4.19%
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
88.1%
4.2 pts
below England
City of Derby Academy
88.1%
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.