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City of Derby Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Farmhouse Road, Sinfin, Derby DE24 3AR · cityofderbyacademy.org · 01332 270450
On the mapSearch near DE24 3AR
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jun 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade · safeguarding standards not met
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 34.8
- average Attainment 8 score. Derby 42.2, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.6
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 925
- 88% of 1,050 places
- Local authority
- Derby
- Sixth form
- No
- Free school meals
- 57.6%
- First language not English
- 51.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 112 families put the school first and 178 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 | 178 | 112 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 179 | 113 | 0.6 | 99% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 179 | 99 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 202 | 139 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 197 | 150 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 34.8, and 26.2% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼34.8 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼26.2% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼41.4% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼9.4% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼2.92 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 139564)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 16.7 | −0.3 |
| Further education | 54.8 | −6.9 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.8 | −3.5 |
| Employment | 0.6 | −0.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 15.5 | +5.4 |
| Activity not captured | 10.7 | +5.9 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected City of Derby Academy on 9 June 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade. Safeguarding standards were not met.
- Inclusion: Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention
- Achievement: Urgent improvement
- Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention
- Personal development and well-being: Needs attention
- Leadership and governance: Needs attention
- Inspected
- 9 Jun 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Not met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Needs attention |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Urgent improvement |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and well-being | Needs attention |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Mar 2024
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 139564), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Mar 2024Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Mar 2022Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Nov 2016Inadequate
Leadership and management Inadequate Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 139564)
What parents said
42% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (52 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 42%
- Replies
- 52
- 5% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 92% who raised concerns
based on the 71% who had a child bullied
based on 10 parents (19%) with SEND