Noel-Baker Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Derby
Bracknell Drive, Derby, DE24 0BR
50
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 15/02/2022
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
88.1%
33.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,230
Capacity used
Has space88%
1,400 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
243 of 243 families who put it first got an offer
274
Places offered
383
Total applications
1.4
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 243 | 243 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 85 | 24 | ● 28% |
| 3rd preference | 38 | 6 | ● 16% |
| 4th preference | 17 | 1 | ● 6% |
| Total | 383 | 274 | 72% |
1st preference success by year
Derby lets families list 4 preferences. 29 applications came from outside the council area (21 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 sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Paul Greenough
- Address
- Bracknell Drive, Alvaston, Derby, DE24 0BR
- Phone
- 01332572026
- Local authority
- Derby
- Ward / constituency
- Alvaston South · Derby South
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 143853
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 49% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 9% | — | — |
| SEN support | 16% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: L.E.A.D. ACADEMY TRUST
1,230 pupils · 1,400 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
15 February 2022
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 · 1,299 pupils
Attendance
88.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
11.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
33.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
7.2%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
6.0%
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 | 35.2 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.84 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 23% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 36% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.03 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 36.3 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 29.7% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 55.7% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 34.4% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.27 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 212 | — |
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 | 26.6 | 35 |
| Average grade | C- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 0% | 17% |
| A-level students | 20 | — |
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 | 207 | 13% | 35% | 63% | |
| English Language | 207 | 6% | 31% | 57% | |
| English Literature | 205 | 7% | 37% | 60% | |
| Combined Science | 145 | 0% | 23% | 43% | |
| History | 103 | 10% | 34% | 47% | |
| Art and Design | 93 | 6% | 25% | 42% | |
| Geography | 90 | 6% | 17% | 29% | |
| French | 71 | 6% | 39% | 52% | |
| Biology | 61 | 10% | 57% | 70% | |
| Physics | 60 | 18% | 58% | 68% | |
| Chemistry | 60 | 20% | 65% | 72% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 51 | 2% | 27% | 39% |
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) |
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.