Littleover Community School
Pastures Hill, Littleover, Derby, DE23 4BZ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Laura Johnson
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Derby North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,801
- Pupils on roll
- 1,828
- URN
- 112956
- Local authority
- Derby
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01332513219
About this school
Littleover Community School is a community secondary school in Derby. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,828 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 294 | 291 | 291 |
| Attainment 8 score | 55.3 | 53.8 | 52.7 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.53 +0.37 to +0.70 | +0.46 +0.29 to +0.62 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 61% | 61.5% | 58.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 80% | 79.4% | 74.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 77% | 78.4% | 74.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.9 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Littleover Community School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Derby average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 55.3 | 37.3 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 53.8 | 37.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 52.7 | 38.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,828 |
| 2023/24 | 1,808 |
| 2024/25 | 1,822 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Littleover Community School compares
Littleover Community School ranked 2nd of 16 secondary schools in Derby for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 83% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 52.7 | 5.8% | 18.2% | 1,828 | — |
| Derby Moor Spencer Academy | 47.7 | 7.5% | 38.6% | 1,740 | 0.5 miles |
| Murray Park Community School | 40.6 | 9% | 35.5% | 1,277 | 1.3 miles |
| Derby Cathedral School | 41.5 | 6.2% | 54.4% | 1,159 | 2.1 miles |
| City of Derby Academy | 34.8 | 9.9% | 56.5% | 925 | 2.2 miles |
| Landau Forte College | 55.4 | 6.1% | 37.2% | 1,272 | 2.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 18.24%
- English as an additional language
- 9.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.83%
- Persistent absence
- 13.83%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Derby Moor Spencer Academy0.5 miles
Secondary · Derby
-
Murray Park Community School1.3 miles
Secondary · Derby
-
Derby Cathedral School2.1 miles
Secondary · Derby
-
City of Derby Academy2.2 miles
Secondary · Derby
-
Landau Forte College2.9 miles
Secondary · Derby
Other schools in Derby
Littleover Community School ranks 2nd of the 18 ranked secondary schools in Derby.
- Allestree Woodlands School Secondary
- Alvaston Moor Academy Secondary
- Castle Donington College Secondary
- Chellaston Academy Secondary
- City of Derby Academy Secondary
- Da Vinci Academy Secondary
- Derby Cathedral School Secondary
- Derby Moor Spencer Academy Secondary
- John Port Spencer Academy Secondary
- Landau Forte College Secondary
- Lees Brook Academy Secondary
- Murray Park Community School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Littleover Community School teach?
- Littleover Community School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Derby.
- Who is the headteacher of Littleover Community School?
- The headteacher of Littleover Community School is Mrs Laura Johnson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Littleover Community School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Littleover Community School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Littleover Community School?
- Littleover Community School has 1,828 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Littleover Community School full?
- Littleover Community School has capacity for 1,801 pupils and 1,828 on roll (101%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Littleover Community School a faith school?
- No. Littleover Community School has no designated religious character.
- Is Littleover Community School a selective school?
- No. Littleover Community School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Littleover Community School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 55.3 in 2022/23 and 52.7 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Littleover Community School rank locally?
- Littleover Community School ranked 2nd of 16 secondary schools in Derby for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 83% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Littleover Community School's absence rate?
- Littleover Community School's overall absence rate is 5.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Littleover Community School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Littleover Community School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.