Da Vinci Academy
St Andrew's View, Breadsall, Derby, DE21 4ET
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- L.E.A.D. ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Jayne Scattergood
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- L.E.A.D. Multi-Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Derby North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 750
- Pupils on roll
- 668
- URN
- 144066
- Local authority
- Derby
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01332831515
About this school
Da Vinci Academy is a secondary academy in Derby. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 668 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 no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 131 | 140 | 143 |
| Attainment 8 score | 36.4 | 32.2 | 34.7 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.57 -0.82 to -0.32 | -0.64 -0.88 to -0.40 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 18% | 19.3% | 21% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 43% | 34.3% | 37.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 21% | 26.4% | 27.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.0 |
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 Da Vinci 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 | 36.4 | 37.3 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 32.2 | 37.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 34.7 | 38.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 698 |
| 2023/24 | 711 |
| 2024/25 | 704 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Da Vinci Academy compares
Da Vinci Academy ranked 14th of 16 secondary schools in Derby for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 26% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 14% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 34.7 | 8.5% | 56.7% | 668 | — |
| Lees Brook Academy | 41.5 | 8.2% | 38.8% | 1,061 | 1.1 miles |
| Landau Forte College | 55.4 | 6.1% | 37.2% | 1,272 | 1.5 miles |
| Saint Benedict, A Catholic Voluntary Academy | 45.3 | 7.2% | 31.8% | 1,465 | 1.6 miles |
| UTC Derby Pride Park | 42 | 8.1% | 39.9% | 534 | 2.0 miles |
| West Park School | 48.7 | 10% | 26% | 1,454 | 2.0 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report3 February 2026
- 5 October 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 56.68%
- English as an additional language
- 13.6%
- Overall absence
- 8.45%
- Persistent absence
- 27.04%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Lees Brook Academy1.1 miles
Secondary · Derby
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Landau Forte College1.5 miles
Secondary · Derby
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Saint Benedict, A Catholic Voluntary Academy1.6 miles
Secondary · Derby
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UTC Derby Pride Park2.0 miles
Secondary · Derby
-
West Park School2.0 miles
Secondary · Derby
Other schools in Derby
Da Vinci Academy ranks 16th 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
- Derby Cathedral School Secondary
- Derby Moor Spencer Academy Secondary
- John Port Spencer Academy Secondary
- Landau Forte College Secondary
- Lees Brook Academy Secondary
- Littleover Community School Secondary
- Murray Park Community School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Da Vinci Academy teach?
- Da Vinci Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Derby.
- Who is the headteacher of Da Vinci Academy?
- The headteacher of Da Vinci Academy is Miss Jayne Scattergood, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Da Vinci Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Da Vinci 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 Da Vinci Academy?
- Da Vinci Academy has 668 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Da Vinci Academy full?
- Da Vinci Academy has capacity for 750 pupils and 668 on roll (89%), 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 Da Vinci Academy a faith school?
- No. Da Vinci Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Da Vinci Academy a selective school?
- No. Da Vinci Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Da Vinci Academy?
- Da Vinci Academy is part of L.E.A.D. ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Da Vinci Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 36.4 in 2022/23 and 34.7 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Da Vinci Academy rank locally?
- Da Vinci Academy ranked 14th of 16 secondary schools in Derby for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 26% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 14% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Da Vinci Academy's absence rate?
- Da Vinci Academy's overall absence rate is 8.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Da Vinci Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Da Vinci 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.