Chellaston Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Derby
Swarkestone Road, Derby, DE73 5UB
69
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 12/09/2023
Application demand
95%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
92.9%
15.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,790
Capacity used
—
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
95%
1st preference success rate
287 of 301 families who put it first got an offer
295
Places offered
469
Total applications
1.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 301 | 287 | ● 95% |
| 2nd preference | 80 | 4 | ● 5% |
| 3rd preference | 64 | 4 | ● 6% |
| 4th preference | 24 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 469 | 295 | 63% |
1st preference success by year
Derby lets families list 4 preferences. 147 applications came from outside the council area (113 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
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Damian Leese
- Address
- Swarkestone Road, Derby, DE73 5UB
- Phone
- 01332702502
- Local authority
- Derby
- Ward / constituency
- Chellaston & Shelton Lock · Derby South
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 148639
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 21% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 7% | — | — |
| SEN support | 11% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: TAPESTRY LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
1,790 pupils. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
12 September 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,513 pupils
Attendance
92.9%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.1%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
15.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.2%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
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 | 48.4 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.07 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 54% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 74% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.27 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 37.32 | — | — |
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 | 49.2 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 49.8% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 72.7% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 23.2% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.26 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 297 | — |
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 | 36.14 | 35 |
| Average grade | B- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 16% | 17% |
| A-level students | 169 | — |
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 | 296 | 20% | 55% | 78% | |
| English Language | 296 | 20% | 59% | 77% | |
| English Literature | 284 | 19% | 60% | 77% | |
| Combined Science | 217 | 8% | 34% | 64% | |
| History | 122 | 33% | 64% | 70% | |
| Art and Design | 112 | 62% | 97% | 98% | |
| Geography | 97 | 33% | 60% | 78% | |
| Biology | 78 | 54% | 94% | 99% | |
| Physics | 77 | 57% | 91% | 97% | |
| Chemistry | 77 | 49% | 83% | 96% | |
| Business | 70 | 19% | 56% | 70% | |
| Spanish | 62 | 47% | 74% | 84% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 59 | 15% | 31% | 53% | |
| Psychology | 48 | 8% | 19% | 63% | |
| Biology | 45 | 4% | 16% | 42% | |
| Physics | 34 | 3% | 24% | 44% | |
| Chemistry | 34 | 9% | 26% | 56% | |
| Business Studies | 33 | 3% | 15% | 52% | |
| Geography | 29 | 0% | 21% | 48% | |
| Sociology | 26 | 4% | 15% | 69% | |
| History | 24 | 8% | 38% | 75% | |
| English Literature | 21 | 0% | 10% | 29% | |
| Fine Art | 20 | 25% | 75% | 100% | |
| Economics | 18 | 11% | 28% | 72% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 17807: Chellaston Academy
| 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.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 71% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 7% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 73% | — | — |
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) |
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.