Derby High School
Other independent school · Mixed · Derby
Hillsway, Derby, DE23 3DT
91
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
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No graded inspection
Application demand
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No council data
Attendance
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No data
At a glance
Pupils on roll
679
Capacity used
Nearly full92%
735 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Details
- Type
- Other independent school
- Age range
- 3–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Amy Chapman
- Address
- Hillsway, Littleover, Derby, DE23 3DT
- Phone
- 01332514267
- Local authority
- Derby
- Ward / constituency
- Littleover · Derby North
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 113017
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | — | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | 12% | — | — |
679 pupils · 735 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
No state-school Ofsted inspection on record (independent schools are often inspected by ISI).
View all Ofsted reportsGCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 63.7 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | — | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 82% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 95% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.07 | — | — |
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 43.38 | — | — |
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 | 60.1 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 87.3% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 96.4% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 0% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.92 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 55 | — |
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 | 42.23 | 35 |
| Average grade | B+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 31.3% | 17% |
| A-level students | 48 | — |
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 | 54 | 30% | 91% | 98% | |
| English Language | 54 | 35% | 89% | 100% | |
| English Literature | 54 | 48% | 96% | 98% | |
| Biology | 48 | 50% | 94% | 100% | |
| Geography | 33 | 58% | 100% | 100% | |
| History | 30 | 43% | 77% | 93% | |
| German | 24 | 29% | 71% | 92% | |
| Spanish | 20 | 55% | 80% | 90% | |
| Art and Design | 17 | 100% | 100% | 100% | |
| Design & Technology | 15 | 67% | 100% | 100% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 14 | 79% | 100% | 100% | |
| Music | 10 | 50% | 100% | 100% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology | 25 | 28% | 44% | 60% | |
| Chemistry | 19 | 42% | 63% | 68% | |
| Psychology | 16 | 25% | 56% | 75% | |
| Business Studies | 14 | 0% | 7% | 71% | |
| Mathematics | 9 | 44% | 67% | 89% | |
| Physics | 8 | 13% | 38% | 38% | |
| Physical Education / Sports Studies | 8 | 13% | 25% | 50% | |
| Geography | 7 | 43% | 57% | 100% | |
| Music | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| History | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Government and Politics | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| English Language and Literature | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 10417: Derby High School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
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.
House prices near the school
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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.