Derby Cathedral School
Secondary · Free schools · Mixed · Derby
Great Northern Road, Derby, DE1 1LR
58
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 17/01/2023
Application demand
82%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
93.8%
16.1% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,159
Capacity used
Nearly full92%
1,260 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
82%
1st preference success rate
142 of 173 families who put it first got an offer
180
Places offered
437
Total applications
2.4
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 173 | 142 | ● 82% |
| 2nd preference | 129 | 33 | ● 26% |
| 3rd preference | 94 | 4 | ● 4% |
| 4th preference | 41 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 437 | 179 | 41% |
1st preference success by year
Derby lets families list 4 preferences. 7 applications came from outside the council area (1 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
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Headteacher
- Andy Brown
- Address
- Great Northern Road, Derby, DE1 1LR
- Phone
- 01332325710
- Local authority
- Derby
- Ward / constituency
- Abbey · Derby North
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 143734
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 57% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 21% | — | — |
| SEN support | 11% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: DERBY DIOCESAN ACADEMY TRUST
1,159 pupils · 1,260 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
17 January 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 929 pupils
Attendance
93.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
16.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.4%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
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 | 40.5 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.69 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 34% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 56% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.65 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 41.5 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 35.4% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 57.3% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 57.3% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.81 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 178 | — |
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 | 29.13 | 35 |
| Average grade | C | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 14.3% | 17% |
| A-level students | 87 | — |
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 | 177 | 16% | 45% | 67% | |
| English Language | 177 | 12% | 40% | 60% | |
| English Literature | 177 | 7% | 38% | 59% | |
| History | 117 | 15% | 44% | 53% | |
| Combined Science | 116 | 3% | 24% | 48% | |
| Spanish | 102 | 10% | 30% | 44% | |
| Geography | 61 | 2% | 21% | 36% | |
| Biology | 58 | 14% | 67% | 84% | |
| Business | 58 | 10% | 33% | 48% | |
| Physics | 55 | 11% | 62% | 82% | |
| Chemistry | 55 | 13% | 71% | 91% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 36 | 17% | 53% | 75% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 39 | 3% | 3% | 18% | |
| Biology | 22 | 0% | 14% | 23% | |
| Mathematics | 20 | 5% | 30% | 50% | |
| Sociology | 19 | 0% | 11% | 47% | |
| History | 13 | 0% | 23% | 46% | |
| English Language and Literature | 13 | 0% | 8% | 38% | |
| Chemistry | 12 | 0% | 0% | 17% | |
| Computer Science | 10 | 0% | 10% | 70% | |
| Physics | 9 | 0% | 0% | 22% | |
| Fine Art | 7 | 14% | 14% | 71% | |
| Spanish | 6 | 0% | 17% | 50% | |
| English Literature | 6 | 0% | 0% | 17% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 20731: Derby Cathedral 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
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
Loading prices…
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) |
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.