Secondary schools in Derby
Where pupils go after Year 11 and after sixth form, school by school, with GCSE results. Destinations are for the 2023 leavers; results are from 2025.
Derby has 16 state-funded secondary schools. Of the 3,329 pupils who finished Year 11 here in 2023, 80% stayed in education (England 86%): 28% in a school sixth form, 3% at a sixth form college, 47% at a further education college.
Apprenticeships take 5% of leavers, well above the England rate of 3%.
8% of leavers had no sustained destination six months on, more than the 6% across England.
After sixth form, 28% of students in Derby went to university (England 37%), and 16% of level 3 students reached one of the most selective universities (England 19%).
After Year 11: Derby against England
| Measure | Derby | England |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 3,329 | 607,348 |
| Stayed in education | 80% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 28% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 3% | 13% |
| — further education college | 47% | 37% |
| Apprenticeship | 5% | 3% |
| Employment | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 8% | 6% |
Where each school’s Year 11 leavers went
One band per school, sorted by the size of its 2023 Year 11 cohort. Band width is pupils; hover a band for the share, click a school for its profile. Counts are worked back from the percentages DfE publishes, so a band can be out by a pupil.
Map of secondary schools in Derby
Darker blue means a larger share of Year 11 leavers stayed in education. Click a school for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors.
State-funded secondary schools (16)
Sorted by name. Click a school for its full picture. “Stayed in education” counts school sixth forms, sixth form colleges and FE colleges together.
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allestree Woodlands SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,373 | 87% | 40% | 45% | 2% | 47% | 46.5 | 40% |
| Alvaston Moor AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 851 | 68% | 16% | 51% | 1% | — | 32.4 | 23% |
| Chellaston AcademyAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,790 | 87% | 46% | 38% | 6% | 58% | 49.2 | 50% |
| City of Derby AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 925 | 72% | 15% | 56% | 1% | — | 34.8 | 26% |
| Da Vinci AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 668 | 70% | 8% | 60% | 5% | — | 34.7 | 21% |
| Derby Cathedral SchoolFree schools · sixth form | 1,159 | 83% | 41% | 41% | 4% | — | 41.5 | 35% |
| Derby Moor Spencer AcademyAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,740 | 85% | 40% | 44% | 3% | 64% | 47.7 | 48% |
| Landau Forte CollegeAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,272 | 91% | 45% | 44% | 2% | 57% | 55.4 | 65% |
| Lees Brook AcademyAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,061 | 69% | 6% | 55% | 14% | 0% | 41.5 | 33% |
| Littleover Community SchoolCommunity school · sixth form | 1,828 | 91% | 48% | 43% | 4% | 66% | 52.7 | 58% |
| Murray Park Community SchoolFoundation school | 1,277 | 75% | 22% | 52% | 5% | — | 40.6 | 33% |
| Noel-Baker AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1,230 | 75% | 9% | 63% | 5% | — | 36.3 | 30% |
| Saint Benedict, A Catholic Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,465 | 83% | 36% | 44% | 4% | 62% | 45.3 | 37% |
| The Bemrose SchoolFoundation school · sixth form | 1,429 | 67% | 22% | 45% | 1% | 37% | 33.8 | 25% |
| UTC Derby Pride ParkUniversity technical college · sixth form | 534 | 63% | 34% | 29% | 27% | 7% | 42.0 | 38% |
| West Park SchoolAcademy converter | 1,454 | 79% | 10% | 49% | 8% | — | 48.7 | 52% |
Independent schools, colleges and special schools with published data (9)
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derby Collegecollege · Further education | — | — | — | — | — | 20% | — | — |
| Derby Grammar Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 147 | — | — | — | — | — | 59.8 | 67% |
| Derby High Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form · selective | 679 | — | — | — | — | — | 60.1 | 87% |
| Normanton House Schoolindependent · Other independent school | 136 | — | — | — | — | — | 50.3 | 83% |
| Royal School for the Deaf Derbyspecial · Non-maintained special school · sixth form | 127 | 100% | 0% | 31% | 0% | — | 9.7 | 10% |
| Kingsmead Schoolstate · Academy special converter | 174 | 31% | 6% | 23% | 0% | — | 7.4 | 0% |
| St Andrew's Academystate · Academy special converter · sixth form | 169 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |
| St Clare's Schoolstate · Academy special converter | 181 | 90% | 14% | 55% | 0% | — | 4.1 | 0% |
| St Martins Schoolstate · Academy special converter · sixth form | 240 | 89% | 4% | 29% | 0% | — | 1.7 | 0% |