Derby schools and admissions data

Derby City Council has 89 primary schools and 31 secondary schools. 6% of Derby's schools are private schools. 30 state schools in Derby follow the local authority's admissions criteria, while 74 set their own.

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Ofsted ratings
in Derby

  1. Outstanding 17
  2. Good 55
  3. Requires Improvement 10
  4. Inadequate 7

Most popular state schools
in Derby in 2019

  1. Primary
  2. Secondary
  1. 1

    Allenton Primary School

    Academy sponsor led • Allenton, Derby

    Ofsted: None

  2. 2

    Firs Primary School

    Academy sponsor led • Derby

    Ofsted: None

  3. 3

    Akaal Primary School

    Free schools • Derby

    Ofsted: None

  4. 4

    Derwent Primary School

    Academy sponsor led • Derby, Derby

    Ofsted: None

  5. 5

    Pear Tree Community Junior School

    Academy sponsor led • Derby

    Ofsted: None

  6. 6

    Breadsall Hill Top Primary School

    Academy sponsor led • Derby

    Ofsted: None

  7. 7

    Cavendish Close Junior Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Chaddesden, Derby

    Ofsted: None

  8. 8

    Hackwood Primary Academy

    Free schools • Derby

    Ofsted: None

  9. 9

    Buxton and Leek College

    Miscellaneous • Buxton

    Ofsted: None

  10. 10

    Roe Farm Primary School

    Community school • Chaddesden, Derby

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  11. 11

    Rosehill Infant and Nursery School

    Community school • Derby

    Ofsted: Good

  12. 12

    Brackensdale Spencer Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Mackworth Estate, Derby

    Ofsted: Inadequate

  13. 13

    St James' Church of England Aided Junior School

    Academy converter • Derby

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  14. 14

    Silverhill Primary School

    Community school • Mickleover, Derby

    Ofsted: Good

  15. 15

    Zaytouna Primary School

    Free schools • Derby

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  16. 16

    St Peter's Church of England Aided Junior School

    Academy sponsor led • Littleover, Derby

    Ofsted: Inadequate

  17. 17

    Royal School for the Deaf Derby

    Non-maintained special school • Derby

    Ofsted: Good

  18. 18

    Landau Forte Academy Moorhead

    Academy sponsor led • Alvaston, Derby

    Ofsted: Inadequate

  19. 19

    St James' Church of England Aided Infant School

    Voluntary aided school • Derby

    Ofsted: Good

  20. 20

    Ravensdale Infant and Nursery School

    Community school • Mickleover, Derby

    Ofsted: Good

  1. 1

    Derby Manufacturing UTC

    University technical college • Pride Park, Derby

    Ofsted: None

  2. 2

    Noel-Baker Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Alvaston, Derby

    Ofsted: None

  3. 3

    Lees Brook Community School

    Academy converter • Chaddesden, Derby

    Ofsted: None

  4. 4

    Da Vinci Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Breadsall, Derby

    Ofsted: None

  5. 5

    City of Derby Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Sinfin, Derby

    Ofsted: None

  6. 6

    Derby Cathedral School

    Free schools • Nelson Street, Derby

    Ofsted: None

  7. 7

    Chellaston Academy

    Academy converter • Chellaston, Derby

    Ofsted: Inadequate

  8. 8

    Alvaston Moor Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Derby

    Ofsted: Inadequate

  9. 9

    Murray Park Community School

    Foundation school • Mickleover, Derby

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  10. 10

    Allestree Woodlands School

    Academy converter • Allestree, Derby

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

Popularity is based on the number of first preference applications a school received compared to the number of places available, where we have this data. Where places available data isn't held, first preferences are compared to the number of offers made.

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