City of Derby Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Derby
Farmhouse Road, Derby, DE24 3AR
46
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Requires improvement
Graded 19/03/2024
Application demand
99%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
90.1%
34.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
925
Capacity used
Has space88%
1,050 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
99%
1st preference success rate
112 of 113 families who put it first got an offer
179
Places offered
203
Total applications
1.1
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 113 | 112 | ● 99% |
| 2nd preference | 32 | 14 | ● 44% |
| 3rd preference | 32 | 3 | ● 9% |
| 4th preference | 26 | 4 | ● 15% |
| Total | 203 | 133 | 66% |
1st preference success by year
Derby lets families list 4 preferences. 16 applications came from outside the council area (9 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
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- C Backhouse
- Address
- Farmhouse Road, Sinfin, Derby, DE24 3AR
- Phone
- 01332270450
- Local authority
- Derby
- Ward / constituency
- Sinfin & Osmaston · Derby South
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 145132
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 58% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 56% | — | — |
| SEN support | 15% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: TAPESTRY LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
925 pupils · 1,050 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
19 March 2024
Full graded inspection
Requires improvement overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,003 pupils
Attendance
90.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
34.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.2%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.7%
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 | 32.3 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.56 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 19% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 38% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 2.73 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 34.8 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 26.2% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 41.4% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 9.4% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.92 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 191 | — |
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.
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 | 190 | 8% | 29% | 44% | |
| Combined Science | 190 | 7% | 28% | 41% | |
| English Language | 190 | 11% | 35% | 52% | |
| English Literature | 187 | 9% | 36% | 55% | |
| History | 86 | 14% | 37% | 47% | |
| Art and Design | 63 | 14% | 49% | 79% | |
| Geography | 59 | 8% | 24% | 36% | |
| Business | 39 | 8% | 36% | 56% | |
| Design & Technology | 18 | 11% | 22% | 33% | |
| Religious Studies | 15 | 33% | 53% | 53% | |
| Physical Education | 14 | 0% | 29% | 50% | |
| German | 12 | 17% | 50% | 58% |
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.