St Clare's School
Rough Heanor Road, Mickleover, Derby, DE3 9AZ
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ESTEEM MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Emma Kehoe
- Sponsor
- Esteem Multi-Academy Trust
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Derby North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 181
- URN
- 147137
- Local authority
- Derby
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01332511757
About this school
St Clare's School is a special academy in Derby. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 181 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 5 May 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Outstanding. 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 | 29 | 25 | 34 |
| Attainment 8 score | 2.6 | 3.4 | 4.1 |
| Progress 8 score | -1.50 -2.04 to -0.95 | -1.69 -2.26 to -1.11 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 2.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
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 St Clare's 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 | 2.6 | 37.3 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 3.4 | 37.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 4.1 | 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 | 11% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 12.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 143 |
| 2023/24 | 154 |
| 2024/25 | 160 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 60%
- English as an additional language
- 15.6%
- Overall absence
- 12.88%
- Persistent absence
- 31.93%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Derby High School0.6 miles
Independent schools · Derby
-
Maple View School1.0 miles
Special schools · Derby
-
Derby Grammar School1.2 miles
Independent schools
-
Ivy House School1.2 miles
Academies · Derby
-
Royal School for the Deaf Derby1.6 miles
Special schools · 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
- Royal School for the Deaf Derby Special schools
- St Andrew's Academy Academies
- St Giles' Spencer Academy Academies
- St Martins School Academies
Common questions
- What year groups does St Clare's School teach?
- St Clare's School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a special school in Derby.
- Who is the headteacher of St Clare's School?
- The headteacher of St Clare's School is Mrs Emma Kehoe, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Clare's School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Clare's School, 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 St Clare's School?
- St Clare's School has 181 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is St Clare's School a faith school?
- No. St Clare's School has no designated religious character.
- Who runs St Clare's School?
- St Clare's School is part of ESTEEM MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does St Clare's School have?
- The schools register lists St Clare's School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have St Clare's School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 2.6 in 2022/23 and 4.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is St Clare's School's absence rate?
- St Clare's School's overall absence rate is 12.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Clare's School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Clare's 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 10 July 2026.