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Lees Brook Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Morley Road, Chaddesden, Derby DE21 4QX · leesbrook.co.uk · 01332 671723
On the mapSearch near DE21 4QX
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Sept 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 41.5
- average Attainment 8 score. Derby 42.2, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,061
- 93% of 1,147 places
- Local authority
- Derby
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 39.3%
- First language not English
- 10.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 166 families put the school first and 195 places were offered; 99% 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 | 195 | 166 | 0.9 | 99% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 184 | 150 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 195 | 164 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 211 | 138 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 206 | 168 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 41.5, and 32.5% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼41.5 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼32.5% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼58.4% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼17.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.43 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 137420)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 11.1 | +3.4 |
| Sixth form college | 12.1 | +3 |
| Further education | 55.1 | +1.7 |
| Other education | 0.5 | 0 |
| Apprenticeship | 8.7 | −4.3 |
| Employment | 2.4 | −3.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7.7 | +1.9 |
| Activity not captured | 2.4 | −2.4 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Further education | 16.7 | −8.3 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.3 | — |
| Employment | 30 | −3.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 36.7 | +7.5 |
| Activity not captured | 13.3 | +0.8 |
Ofsted
Lees Brook Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 19 September 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 19 Sept 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Nov 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 137420), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2019Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Sixth form Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Nov 2016Requires improvement
Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 137420)
What parents said
51% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (131 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 51%
- Replies
- 131
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 87% who raised concerns
based on the 56% who had a child bullied
based on 39 parents (30%) with SEND