Lees Brook Academy
Morley Road, Chaddesden, Derby, DE21 4QX
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- ARCHWAY LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Clare Watson
- Sponsor
- Archway Learning Trust
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Derby North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,147
- Pupils on roll
- 1,061
- URN
- 143934
- Local authority
- Derby
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01332671723
About this school
Lees Brook Academy is a secondary academy in Derby. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,061 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
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 204 | 207 | 209 |
| Attainment 8 score | 41.5 | 41.9 | 41.5 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.36 -0.55 to -0.16 | -0.24 -0.44 to -0.04 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 33% | 37.7% | 32.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 56% | 62.8% | 58.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 12% | 18.8% | 17.2% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 |
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 Lees Brook Academy 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 | 41.5 | 37.3 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 41.9 | 37.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 41.5 | 38.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,115 |
| 2023/24 | 1,095 |
| 2024/25 | 1,101 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lees Brook Academy compares
Lees Brook Academy ranked 10th of 16 secondary schools in Derby for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 44% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 41.5 | 8.2% | 38.8% | 1,061 | — |
| West Park School | 48.7 | 10% | 26% | 1,454 | 0.9 miles |
| Da Vinci Academy | 34.7 | 8.5% | 56.7% | 668 | 1.1 miles |
| UTC Derby Pride Park | 42 | 8.1% | 39.9% | 534 | 2.0 miles |
| Landau Forte College | 55.4 | 6.1% | 37.2% | 1,272 | 2.1 miles |
| Saint Benedict, A Catholic Voluntary Academy | 45.3 | 7.2% | 31.8% | 1,465 | 2.7 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)
- 38.76%
- English as an additional language
- 9.5%
- Overall absence
- 8.21%
- Persistent absence
- 23.75%
Location
Nearby schools
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West Park School0.9 miles
Secondary · Derby
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Da Vinci Academy1.1 miles
Secondary · Derby
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UTC Derby Pride Park2.0 miles
Secondary · Derby
-
Landau Forte College2.1 miles
Secondary · Derby
-
Saint Benedict, A Catholic Voluntary Academy2.7 miles
Secondary · Derby
Other schools in Derby
Lees Brook Academy ranks 12th 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
- Littleover Community School Secondary
- Murray Park Community School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Lees Brook Academy teach?
- Lees Brook Academy teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Derby.
- Who is the headteacher of Lees Brook Academy?
- The headteacher of Lees Brook Academy is Mrs Clare Watson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Lees Brook Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lees Brook Academy, 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 Lees Brook Academy?
- Lees Brook Academy has 1,061 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Lees Brook Academy full?
- Lees Brook Academy has capacity for 1,147 pupils and 1,061 on roll (93%), 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 Lees Brook Academy a faith school?
- No. Lees Brook Academy has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Lees Brook Academy?
- Lees Brook Academy is part of ARCHWAY LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Lees Brook Academy have?
- The schools register lists Lees Brook Academy's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Lees Brook Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 41.5 in 2022/23 and 41.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Lees Brook Academy rank locally?
- Lees Brook Academy ranked 10th of 16 secondary schools in Derby for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 44% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Lees Brook Academy's absence rate?
- Lees Brook Academy's overall absence rate is 8.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lees Brook Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lees Brook Academy'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 10 July 2026.