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Murray Park Community School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Foundation school
Murray Road, Mickleover, Derby DE3 9LL · murraypark.derby.sch.uk · 01332 515921
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jun 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 40.6
- average Attainment 8 score. Derby 42.2, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,277
- 91% of 1,400 places
- Local authority
- Derby
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 30.8%
- First language not English
- 13.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 221 families put the school first and 270 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 270 | 221 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 271 | 233 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 249 | 214 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 265 | 217 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 218 | 199 | 0.9 | 96% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 40.6, and 33.3% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Derby it was 42.2, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼40.6 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼33.3% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼54.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲42.7% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.63 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 27.1 | +11.1 |
| Further education | 54.6 | −5.4 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.3 | −5.2 |
| Employment | 1.8 | −1.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7.8 | +1.3 |
| Activity not captured | 6.4 | +0.9 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Murray Park Community School on 30 June 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Strong standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 30 Jun 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Sept 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Sept 2022Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jan 2019Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Nov 2018Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective Jun 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Jan 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
82% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (131 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 82%
- Replies
- 131
- 12% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 73% who raised concerns
based on the 40% who had a child bullied
based on 33 parents (25%) with SEND