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Kirk Hallam Community Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Godfrey Drive, Kirk Hallam, Ilkeston DE7 4HH · kirkhallamacademy.co.uk · 0115 930 1522
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 38.7
- average Attainment 8 score. Derbyshire 45, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 709
- 59% of 1,202 places
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 47.8%
- First language not English
- 1.4%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Nova Education Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 84 families put the school first and 100 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 | 100 | 84 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 131 | 130 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 104 | 104 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 113 | 74 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 158 | 111 | 0.7 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 38.7, and 27.5% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Derbyshire it was 45, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade D+ (24.5 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼38.7 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼27.5% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼52.9% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼5.1% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.23 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 136485)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 17 | −7.7 |
| Sixth form college | 5.7 | −7.2 |
| Further education | 50.3 | +20.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 6.3 | −3.8 |
| Employment | 2.5 | −2.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 11.3 | +0.6 |
| Activity not captured | 6.9 | +1.3 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48 students | D+ (24.5) | Below average -0.31 | |
| 49 students | D+ (24) | Below average -0.35 | |
| Applied general23 students | Dist (34.3) | Average +0.25 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 34 | C- (25.2) | -0.73 |
| 2022/23 | 40 | C- (27) | — |
| 2021/22 | 39 | B- (37.4) | — |
| 2018/19 | 58 | C- (27.9) | +0.04 |
| 2017/18 | 82 | D (20.7) | -0.33 |
| 2016/17 | 87 | C- (25.8) | -0.25 |
| 2015/16 | 72 | C- (27.1) | -0.08 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 34 | −24.7 |
| Further education | 3.7 | +1.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 11.3 | +7 |
| Employment | 20.8 | −5.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 26.4 | +24.2 |
| Activity not captured | 3.8 | −2.7 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Kirk Hallam Community Academy on 22 October 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 22 Oct 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Sixth form | Requires improvement |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Jul 2022
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 136485), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Jul 2022Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Sixth form Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Apr 2016Requires 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 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 136485)
Mar 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 136485)
What parents said
74% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (69 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 74%
- Replies
- 69
- 9% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 80% who raised concerns
based on the 42% who had a child bullied
based on 16 parents (23%) with SEND