Littleover Community School
Secondary · Community school · Mixed · Derby
Pastures Hill, Derby, DE23 4BZ
77
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 19/10/2022
Application demand
76%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
94.2%
13.8% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,828
Capacity used
Over capacity101%
1,801 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
76%
1st preference success rate
275 of 362 families who put it first got an offer
294
Places offered
961
Total applications
3.3
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 362 | 275 | ● 76% |
| 2nd preference | 335 | 13 | ● 4% |
| 3rd preference | 205 | 3 | ● 1% |
| 4th preference | 59 | 2 | ● 3% |
| Total | 961 | 293 | 30% |
1st preference success by year
Derby lets families list 4 preferences. 82 applications came from outside the council area (12 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Laura Johnson
- Address
- Pastures Hill, Littleover, Derby, DE23 4BZ
- Phone
- 01332513219
- Local authority
- Derby
- Ward / constituency
- Littleover · Derby North
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 112956
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 17% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 9% | — | — |
| SEN support | 7% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
1,828 pupils · 1,801 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
19 October 2022
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Outstanding Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,497 pupils
Attendance
94.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
5.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
13.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.2%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 53.8 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.46 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 62% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 79% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.03 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 37.58 | — | — |
Average grade: B- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 52.7 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 58.4% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 74.9% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 74.6% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.92 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 291 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 39.12 | 35 |
| Average grade | B | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 23.5% | 17% |
| A-level students | 167 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 291 | 25% | 63% | 77% | |
| English Language | 291 | 20% | 65% | 81% | |
| English Literature | 290 | 26% | 72% | 87% | |
| Combined Science | 197 | 10% | 46% | 64% | |
| Geography | 148 | 16% | 50% | 67% | |
| Spanish | 135 | 19% | 52% | 73% | |
| Design & Technology | 127 | 20% | 56% | 81% | |
| History | 120 | 22% | 57% | 68% | |
| Biology | 94 | 48% | 97% | 100% | |
| Physics | 94 | 52% | 95% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 94 | 63% | 94% | 99% | |
| Business | 91 | 19% | 59% | 67% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 79 | 18% | 44% | 66% | |
| Chemistry | 68 | 7% | 28% | 62% | |
| Biology | 65 | 6% | 35% | 63% | |
| Psychology | 50 | 12% | 40% | 80% | |
| Physics | 35 | 17% | 31% | 57% | |
| Sociology | 31 | 10% | 26% | 61% | |
| History | 23 | 4% | 17% | 65% | |
| Business Studies | 19 | 0% | 11% | 89% | |
| Economics | 17 | 12% | 18% | 59% | |
| Computer Science | 15 | 0% | 33% | 60% | |
| Government and Politics | 14 | 7% | 14% | 50% | |
| English Literature | 13 | 15% | 38% | 69% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 19221: Littleover Community School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 9 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 66% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 5% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 72% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Derby council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.