Saint Benedict, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Derby
Duffield Road, Derby, DE22 1JD
70
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
89%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
92.8%
20.0% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,465
Capacity used
Nearly full92%
1,591 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
89%
1st preference success rate
189 of 213 families who put it first got an offer
244
Places offered
500
Total applications
2.0
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 213 | 189 | ● 89% |
| 2nd preference | 136 | 43 | ● 32% |
| 3rd preference | 100 | 12 | ● 12% |
| 4th preference | 51 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 500 | 244 | 49% |
1st preference success by year
Derby lets families list 4 preferences. 24 applications came from outside the council area (3 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
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Hazel Boyce
- Address
- Duffield Road, Darley Abbey, Derby, DE22 1JD
- Phone
- 01332557032
- Local authority
- Derby
- Ward / constituency
- Darley · Derby North
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 138622
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 35% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 31% | — | — |
| SEN support | 12% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: ST RALPH SHERWIN CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
1,465 pupils · 1,591 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
29 November 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,437 pupils
Attendance
92.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
20.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.8%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.9%
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 | 49.3 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.31 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 51% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 67% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.36 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 31.77 | — | — |
Average grade: C+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 45.3 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 37% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 63.8% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 25.9% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.88 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 243 | — |
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 | 33.09 | 35 |
| Average grade | C+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 8% | 17% |
| A-level students | 72 | — |
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 | 237 | 13% | 50% | 73% | |
| English Language | 235 | 13% | 47% | 67% | |
| English Literature | 231 | 15% | 54% | 74% | |
| Religious Studies | 228 | 18% | 56% | 71% | |
| Combined Science | 206 | 6% | 36% | 59% | |
| Geography | 137 | 17% | 44% | 58% | |
| History | 77 | 13% | 39% | 52% | |
| Social Studies | 54 | 9% | 56% | 69% | |
| French | 42 | 14% | 40% | 48% | |
| Biology | 30 | 43% | 90% | 93% | |
| Media / Film / TV | 29 | 7% | 45% | 62% | |
| Physics | 28 | 43% | 100% | 100% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chemistry | 19 | 0% | 26% | 58% | |
| Biology | 17 | 0% | 18% | 47% | |
| English Literature | 16 | 13% | 13% | 38% | |
| Psychology | 15 | 0% | 7% | 27% | |
| English Language and Literature | 15 | 0% | 7% | 40% | |
| Geography | 14 | 0% | 29% | 43% | |
| Mathematics | 14 | 7% | 36% | 50% | |
| Religious Studies | 13 | 0% | 0% | 23% | |
| Government and Politics | 13 | 0% | 0% | 38% | |
| History | 9 | 0% | 11% | 44% | |
| Physics | 9 | 11% | 33% | 44% | |
| Sociology | 8 | 0% | 25% | 63% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #361 of 1,824 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 14173: Saint Benedict, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Applications | <3 |
| Offers | <3 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | <3 |
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) | 60% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 11% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 60% | — | — |
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.