Derby High School
Hillsway, Littleover, Derby, DE23 3DT
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 3 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Amy Chapman
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Derby North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 735
- Pupils on roll
- 679
- URN
- 113017
- Local authority
- Derby
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01332514267
About this school
Derby High School is a Church of England independent school in Derby. It teaches children aged 3 to 18 and has 679 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Derby High School under its current framework. 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
Derby High School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1911, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 60 | 61 | 55 |
| Attainment 8 score | 65.8 | 63.7 | 60.1 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 93% | 82% | 87.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 97% | 95.1% | 96.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.9 |
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 Derby High 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 | 65.8 | 37.3 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 63.7 | 37.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 60.1 | 38.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 640 |
| 2023/24 | 677 |
| 2024/25 | 696 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 1
- Pupils on SEN support
- 77
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ivy House School0.6 miles
Academies · Derby
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St Clare's School0.6 miles
Academies · Derby
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Derby Grammar School0.8 miles
Independent schools
-
Normanton House School1.4 miles
Independent schools · Derby
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Maple View School1.6 miles
Special schools · Derby
Other schools in Derby
- Dame Catherine Harpur's School Independent schools
- Emmanuel School (Derby) Limited Independent schools
- Normanton House School Independent schools
- Old Vicarage School Independent schools
- Repton Preparatory School Independent schools
- Repton School Independent schools
- St Wystan's School Independent schools
- Ashgate Nursery School Nursery
- Central Community Nursery School Nursery
- Harrington Nursery School Nursery
- Lord Street Nursery School Nursery
- Stonehill Nursery School Nursery
Common questions
- What year groups does Derby High School teach?
- Derby High School teaches children aged 3 to 18. It is an independent school in Derby.
- Who is the headteacher of Derby High School?
- The headteacher of Derby High School is Mrs Amy Chapman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Derby High School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Derby High School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Derby High School?
- Derby High School has 679 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 18.
- Is Derby High School full?
- Derby High School has capacity for 735 pupils and 679 on roll (92%), so it has space against 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 Derby High School a faith school?
- Yes. Derby High School is designated Church of England.
- Is Derby High School a selective school?
- Yes. Derby High School is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- How have Derby High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 65.8 in 2022/23 and 60.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Derby High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Derby High 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 24 July 2026.