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City of Derby Academy

Secondary · Derby · DE24 3AR · URN 145132

Ofsted Requires improvementLast inspected 2024-03-19Cohort 925

Exam results, in full

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Key stage 4 results

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

2024-2025 results · cohort 191
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.

    34.8

    Derby 39.49England 46.1

    4.7 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

    26.2%

    Derby 39.2%England 45.9%

    13 percentage points below the area average of 39.2

    Academic stretch

  • Grade 4 or above in English and maths

    41.4%

    Derby 55.8%

    14.4 percentage points below the area average of 55.8

    Overall standards

  • EBacc average point score

    2.92

    Derby 3.42England 4.07

    0.5 below the area average of 3.4

    Academic stretch

  • Achieved the EBacc at grade 5 or above

    0.5%

    Derby 14.5%England 17.6%

    14 percentage points below the area average of 14.5

    Academic stretch

  • Entered the EBacc subjects

    9.4%

    Derby 29.3%

    19.9 percentage points below the area average of 29.3

    Context only, not scored

  • Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort

    53.4%

    Derby 39.6%

    13.8 percentage points above the area average of 39.6

    Context only, not scored

  • Pupils in the results cohort

    191

    Derby 140

    51.5 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

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
51.2% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals
57.6% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support
14.2% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants
9.9pupils per adult
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census)
15.3pupils per teacher
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average)
86.7% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. 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.

Nearby secondary schools

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Ofsted rated City of Derby Academy Requires improvement at its inspection on 19/03/2024.
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City of Derby Academy is a secondary school in Derby, postcode DE24 3AR (URN 145132).
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