Derby Grammar School
Rykneld Road, Littleover, DE23 4BX
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 4 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Anglican
- Headteacher
- Mr Alistair Bond
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- Christian
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Derby North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 295
- Pupils on roll
- 147
- URN
- 113028
- Local authority
- Derby
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01332523027
About this school
Derby Grammar School is an Anglican independent school in Derby. It teaches children aged 4 to 18 and has 147 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Derby Grammar School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Derby Grammar School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 1995, 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 | 23 | 28 | 33 |
| Attainment 8 score | 55.3 | 65.9 | 59.8 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 65% | 75% | 66.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 83% | 89.3% | 84.8% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 70% | 57.1% | 33.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.3 | 6.3 | 5.3 |
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 Grammar 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 | 65.9 | 37.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 59.8 | 38.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 223 |
| 2023/24 | 214 |
| 2024/25 | 161 |
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
- 6
- Pupils on SEN support
- 29
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ivy House School0.5 miles
Academies · Derby
-
Derby High School0.8 miles
Independent schools · Derby
-
St Clare's School1.2 miles
Academies · Derby
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High Grange School1.3 miles
Special schools · Mickleover
-
Normanton House School1.9 miles
Independent schools · Derby
Common questions
- What year groups does Derby Grammar School teach?
- Derby Grammar School teaches children aged 4 to 18. It is an independent school in Derby.
- Who is the headteacher of Derby Grammar School?
- The headteacher of Derby Grammar School is Mr Alistair Bond, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Derby Grammar School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Derby Grammar 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 Grammar School?
- Derby Grammar School has 147 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 18.
- Is Derby Grammar School full?
- Derby Grammar School has capacity for 295 pupils and 147 on roll (50%), 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 Grammar School a faith school?
- Yes. Derby Grammar School is designated Anglican.
- Is Derby Grammar School a selective school?
- No. Derby Grammar School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Derby Grammar School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 55.3 in 2022/23 and 59.8 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 Grammar School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Derby Grammar 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.