Derrymount School
Churchmoor Lane, Arnold, Nottingham, NG5 8HN
This school is closed (it closed in September 2024).
It was replaced by Endeavour Academy. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 3 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Cathy Clay
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Gedling
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban minor conurbation
- Capacity
- 104
- Pupils on roll
- 94
- URN
- 122949
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
About this school
Derrymount School was a community special school in Nottingham. It taught children aged 3 to 19 and had 94 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Derrymount School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1900, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | - | - |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | - | - |
| Expected standard in reading | 14% | - | - |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | - | - |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | - | - |
| Average scaled score in reading | 97.0 | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | 92.0 | - | - |
| Reading progress | - | - | - |
| Writing progress | -4.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | - | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 13 | 13 | 10 |
| Attainment 8 score | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.4 |
| Progress 8 score | -1.60 -2.40 to -0.80 | -2.32 -3.37 to -1.27 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
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 Derrymount 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 | Nottinghamshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.3 | 39.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 3.9 | 39.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 3.4 | 39.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 16.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 20.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 93 |
| 2023/24 | 94 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 53.1%
- English as an additional language
- 1.1%
- Overall absence
- 20.9%
- Persistent absence
- 48.8%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Endeavour Academy0.1 miles
Academies · Nottingham
-
Nottingham HOPE Academy2.2 miles
Academies · Nottingham
-
Carlton Digby School2.2 miles
Special schools · Nottingham
-
Bestwood Village School2.3 miles
Special schools · Nottingham
-
FUEL2.7 miles
Independent schools · Nottingham
Other schools in Nottingham
- Bestwood Village School Special schools
- Bracken Hill School Academies
- Brackenfield Special School Special schools
- Carlton Digby School Special schools
- Clayfield House Other types
- CP Riverside School Free Schools
- Crisp Vocational Provision Special schools
- Denewood Academy Academies
- Endeavour Academy Academies
- Foxwood Academy Academies
- Longdale Lodge Outdoor Learning Centre Special schools
- Nethergate Academy Academies
Common questions
- What ages does Derrymount School teach?
- Derrymount School taught children aged 3 to 19. It was a special school in Nottingham.
- Has Derrymount School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Derrymount 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 many pupils are at Derrymount School?
- Derrymount School had 94 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 19.
- What are Derrymount School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Derrymount 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 30 September 2024.