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Da Vinci Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
St Andrew's View, Breadsall, Derby DE21 4ET · davinciacademy.co.uk · 01332 831515
On the mapSearch near DE21 4ET
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Feb 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 34.7
- average Attainment 8 score. Derby 42.2, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.6
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 668
- 89% of 750 places
- Local authority
- Derby
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 60.5%
- First language not English
- 13.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 74 families put the school first and 132 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 | 132 | 74 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 132 | 108 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 143 | 127 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 154 | 130 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 130 | 99 | 0.8 | 99% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 34.7, and 21% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼34.7 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼21.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼37.1% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼27.3% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.04 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 134724)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 10.7 | +7.8 |
| Further education | 59.3 | +1.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.3 | −4.5 |
| Employment | 2.9 | −8.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 16.4 | +2.7 |
| Activity not captured | 6.4 | +2.5 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Da Vinci Academy on 3 February 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: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 3 Feb 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Oct 2021
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 134724), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Jul 2023Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Met Oct 2021Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Nov 2014Requires improvement
Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 134724)
What parents said
59% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (27 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 59%
- Positive
- 44%
- Replies
- 27
- 4% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 96% who raised concerns
based on 17 parents (63%) whose child was bullied
based on 13 parents (48%) with SEND