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The Bemrose School

All-through · Derby · DE22 3HU · URN 112951

Ofsted GoodLast inspected 2024-03-13Cohort 1429Non-selective

Exam results, in full

Every figure below comes straight from the Department for Education performance tables. We show the coverage we hold, how the school compares with its local area and with England, and which part of the score each figure feeds, so you can see exactly how the ranking was built.

Key stage 2 results

Taken by pupils at the end of Year 6, so they describe a primary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 57
4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 62 schools in Derby

  • Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths

    58%

    Derby 55.7%England 61%

    2.3 percentage points above the area average of 55.7

    Overall standards

  • Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths

    5%

    Derby 6.3%England 8%

    1.3 percentage points below the area average of 6.3

    Academic stretch

  • Average scaled score in reading

    104

    Derby 104.15England 105

    In line with the area average of 104.2

    Overall standards

  • Average scaled score in maths

    105

    Derby 103.5England 105

    1.5 above the area average of 103.5

    Overall standards

  • Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling

    104

    Derby 104.43England 105

    In line with the area average of 104.4

    Overall standards

  • Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling

    19%

    Derby 25.6%England 32%

    6.6 percentage points below the area average of 25.6

    Academic stretch

  • Expected standard in reading

    74%

    Derby 69.6%

    4.4 percentage points above the area average of 69.6

    Context only, not scored

  • Expected standard in writing

    61%

    Derby 66.5%

    5.5 percentage points below the area average of 66.5

    Context only, not scored

  • Expected standard in maths

    81%

    Derby 67.3%

    13.7 percentage points above the area average of 67.3

    Context only, not scored

  • Pupils in the results cohort

    57

    Derby 57

    In line with the area average of 57.1

    Context only, not scored

Key stage 4 results

GCSE outcomes at the end of Year 11, so they describe a secondary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 175
3 of 4 headline figures1 figure withheldArea average from 26 schools in Derby

  • Attainment 8 score

    The average grade across eight qualifications, including English and maths.

    33.8

    Derby 39.49England 46.1

    5.7 below the area average of 39.5

    Overall standards

  • Progress 8 score

    Progress from the same key stage 2 starting points, where 0 is average.

    Withheld

    Progress from starting points

  • Grade 5 or above in English and maths

    25.1%

    Derby 39.2%England 45.9%

    14.1 percentage points below the area average of 39.2

    Academic stretch

  • Grade 4 or above in English and maths

    41.7%

    Derby 55.8%

    14.1 percentage points below the area average of 55.8

    Overall standards

  • EBacc average point score

    2.72

    Derby 3.42England 4.07

    0.7 below the area average of 3.4

    Academic stretch

  • Achieved the EBacc at grade 5 or above

    1.7%

    Derby 14.5%England 17.6%

    12.8 percentage points below the area average of 14.5

    Academic stretch

  • Entered the EBacc subjects

    10.3%

    Derby 29.3%

    19 percentage points below the area average of 29.3

    Context only, not scored

  • Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort

    52%

    Derby 39.6%

    12.4 percentage points above the area average of 39.6

    Context only, not scored

  • Pupils in the results cohort

    175

    Derby 140

    35.5 above the area average of 139.5

    Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Derby · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Primary classes
26.3 pupils per class
Secondary classes
22.7 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language
61.1% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals
47.5% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support
8.7% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants
9.4pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
19% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
5% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census)
16pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
58% of pupils
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average)
86.5% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-11-10. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

Distances are straight-line from the centre of your outward postcode, not a walking or driving route, and never a catchment or admissions prediction.

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Ofsted rated The Bemrose School Good at its inspection on 13/03/2024.
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The Bemrose School is a all-through school in Derby, postcode DE22 3HU (URN 112951).
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