Royal School for the Deaf Derby
Ashbourne Road, Derby, DE22 3BH
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Non-maintained special school
- Ages
- 3 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Paul Burrows
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- HI - Hearing Impairment
- Constituency
- Derby North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 141
- Pupils on roll
- 127
- URN
- 113044
- Local authority
- Derby
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01332362512
About this school
Royal School for the Deaf Derby is a special school in Derby. It teaches children aged 3 to 19 and has 127 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
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 11 December 2024, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
| Attainment 8 score | 7.2 | 2.7 | 9.7 |
| Progress 8 score | -1.04 -2.02 to -0.06 | -1.30 -2.17 to -0.42 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
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 Royal School for the Deaf Derby 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 | 7.2 | 37.3 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 2.7 | 37.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 9.7 | 38.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 103 |
| 2023/24 | 96 |
| 2024/25 | 110 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 51.35%
- English as an additional language
- 90%
- Overall absence
- 10.58%
- Persistent absence
- 36.76%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Jasmine Hall School0.4 miles
Special schools
-
Bridge Street School0.5 miles
Academies · Derby
-
Emmanuel School (Derby) Limited0.6 miles
Independent schools · Derby
-
Aurora Ryefields School0.6 miles
Special schools · Derby
-
University of Derby0.7 miles
Universities · Derby
Other schools in Derby
- Aurora Ryefields School Special schools
- Bridge Street School Academies
- Castle School Academies
- Derby Pride Academy Free Schools
- Include - St Matthews Special schools
- Ivy House School Academies
- Kingsmead School Academies
- Maple View School Special schools
- St Andrew's Academy Academies
- St Clare's School Academies
- St Giles' Spencer Academy Academies
- St Martins School Academies
Common questions
- What year groups does Royal School for the Deaf Derby teach?
- Royal School for the Deaf Derby teaches children aged 3 to 19. It is a special school in Derby.
- Who is the headteacher of Royal School for the Deaf Derby?
- The headteacher of Royal School for the Deaf Derby is Mr Paul Burrows, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Royal School for the Deaf Derby last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Royal School for the Deaf Derby, 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 Royal School for the Deaf Derby?
- Royal School for the Deaf Derby has 127 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 19.
- Is Royal School for the Deaf Derby full?
- Royal School for the Deaf Derby has capacity for 141 pupils and 127 on roll (90%), 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 Royal School for the Deaf Derby a faith school?
- No. Royal School for the Deaf Derby has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Royal School for the Deaf Derby have?
- The schools register lists Royal School for the Deaf Derby's special educational needs provision as: HI - Hearing Impairment. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Royal School for the Deaf Derby's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 7.2 in 2022/23 and 9.7 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Royal School for the Deaf Derby's absence rate?
- Royal School for the Deaf Derby's overall absence rate is 10.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Royal School for the Deaf Derby's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Royal School for the Deaf Derby'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.