Allestree Woodlands School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,373 pupils
87% stayed in education · Attainment 8 46.5
Foundation school
Murray Park Community School
- Pupils on roll
- 1,277of 1,400 places
- Free school meals
- 30.8%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 213
- Ofsted
- Good, 21 September 2022Read the Ofsted report
What the data says
Murray Park Community School has no sixth form. Of the 218 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 52% to a further education college and 5% started an apprenticeship.
Photography is unusually popular at GCSE: 20% of the year group took it, against 6% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 40.6 against 46.1 across England and 42.2 in Derby, with 33% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
10% of leavers were not in sustained education, employment or training six months on, compared with 6% nationally.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Derby and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Murray Park Community School | Derby | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 218 | 3,329 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 83% | 87% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 75% | 80% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 22% | 28% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | — | 3% | 13% |
| — further education college | 52% | 47% | 37% |
| — other education | — | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 5% | 5% | 3% |
| Employment | 3% | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 10% | 8% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 7% | 5% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Murray Park Community School | Derby | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 40.6 | 42.2 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 33% | 39% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 54% | 59% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 43% | 35% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.63 | 3.72 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 36% | 36% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 31.8 | 32.1 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 45.6 | 47.9 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 22% | 23% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 212 | 100% | 89% | 8% | 20% | 58% |
| Mathematics | 212 | 100% | 88% | 18% | 22% | 64% |
| English Literature | 202 | 95% | 86% | 6% | 21% | 65% |
| Combined Science | 155 | 73% | 65% | 6% | 9% | 52% |
| Geography | 120 | 56% | 41% | 10% | 25% | 53% |
| Business Studies | 72 | 34% | 18% | 4% | 20% | 32% |
| French | 71 | 33% | 18% | 7% | 29% | 52% |
| History | 70 | 33% | 41% | 11% | 26% | 49% |
| Chemistry | 49 | 23% | 23% | 20% | 47% | 76% |
| Biology | 49 | 23% | 23% | 12% | 45% | 80% |
| Physics | 49 | 23% | 23% | 20% | 46% | 80% |
| Photography | 43 | 20% | 6% | 19% | 19% | 65% |
| Computer Science | 43 | 20% | 13% | 12% | 30% | 47% |
| Art and Design | 35 | 16% | 7% | 23% | 24% | 69% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 31 | 15% | 8% | 3% | 21% | 42% |
| Design and Technology | 28 | 13% | 11% | 11% | 23% | 79% |
| Physical Education | 26 | 12% | 11% | 0% | 24% | 38% |
| Spanish | 21 | 10% | 19% | 19% | 27% | 43% |
| Statistics | 17 | 8% | 5% | 59% | 20% | 88% |
| Citizenship Studies | 16 | 8% | 3% | 6% | 19% | 56% |
| Music | 15 | 7% | 5% | 0% | 33% | 73% |
| Drama | 14 | 7% | 7% | 0% | 27% | 50% |
| Ancient History | 10 | 5% | 0% | 10% | 37% | 40% |
| Religious Studies | 8 | 4% | 31% | 25% | 32% | 50% |
| Urdu | 2 | 1% | 1% | — | 42% | — |
| Polish | 2 | 1% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Russian | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
| Arabic | 1 | 0% | 1% | — | 47% | — |
| Portuguese | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 50% | — |
| Chinese | 1 | 0% | 1% | — | 75% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | 28 | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 26 | — | — |
| Health Studies | 24 | — | — |
| Engineering Studies | 3 | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Derby
Alvaston Moor Academy
Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 851 pupils
68% stayed in education · Attainment 8 32.4
Chellaston Academy
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,790 pupils
87% stayed in education · Attainment 8 49.2
City of Derby Academy
Academy sponsor led · 925 pupils
72% stayed in education · Attainment 8 34.8
Da Vinci Academy
Academy sponsor led · 668 pupils
70% stayed in education · Attainment 8 34.7
Derby Cathedral School
Free schools · sixth form · 1,159 pupils
83% stayed in education · Attainment 8 41.5
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.