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Noel-Baker Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Bracknell Drive, Alvaston, Derby DE24 0BR · noelbakeracademy.co.uk · 01332 572026
On the mapSearch near DE24 0BR
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jun 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 36.3
- average Attainment 8 score. Derby 42.2, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,230
- 88% of 1,400 places
- Local authority
- Derby
- Sixth form
- No
- Free school meals
- 48.9%
- First language not English
- 8.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 210 families put the school first and 257 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 | 257 | 210 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 274 | 243 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 278 | 259 | 0.9 | 96% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 279 | 275 | 1 | 93% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 259 | 213 | 0.8 | 99% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 36.3, and 29.7% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Derby it was 42.2, and across England 46.
In 2018/19 the average A level result was grade C- (26.6 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼36.3 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼29.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼55.7% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼34.4% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.27 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 112992)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 10.2 | −0.2 |
| Sixth form college | 0.7 | — |
| Further education | 65 | −0.6 |
| Other education | 0.7 | +0.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 5.1 | −2.4 |
| Employment | 2.2 | −2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 8 | 0 |
| Activity not captured | 8 | +4.2 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2018/19 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 students | C- (26.6) | Average -0.24 | |
| 20 students | C- (26.9) | Average -0.23 | |
| Tech level6 students | Merit- (21.7) | — |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017/18 | 24 | C (28.4) | +0.09 |
| 2016/17 | 56 | D (19.6) | -0.20 |
| 2015/16 | 52 | D (20.4) | -0.08 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2018/19 | Since 2016/17 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 43 | −2 |
| Further education | 24 | +20 |
| Employment | 24 | +10 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 10 | +2 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Noel-Baker Academy 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: Needs attention
- Achievement: Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 30 Jun 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Feb 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Feb 2022Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective - Feb 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
- Dec 2018Monitoring visitEffective action
Jul 2018Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Personal development, behaviour and welfare Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate 16 to 19 study programmes Inadequate Safeguarding Not effective
What parents said
63% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (48 replies, to 2 January 2023).
- Recommend
- 63%
- Replies
- 48
- 4% · 2 Jan 2023
based on the 87% who raised concerns
based on the 42% who had a child bullied
based on 10 parents (21%) with SEND