Chellaston Academy
Swarkestone Road, Derby, DE73 5UB
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- TAPESTRY LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Mr Damian Leese
- Sponsor
- Djanogly Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Derby South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 1,790
- URN
- 148639
- Local authority
- Derby
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01332702502
About this school
Chellaston Academy is a secondary academy in Derby. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,790 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
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 | 283 | 297 | 297 |
| Attainment 8 score | 53.9 | 48.4 | 49.2 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.22 +0.05 to +0.38 | -0.07 -0.24 to +0.09 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 66% | 53.9% | 49.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 80% | 73.7% | 72.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 20% | 23.2% | 23.2% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.3 |
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 Chellaston 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 | 53.9 | 37.3 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 48.4 | 37.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 49.2 | 38.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,785 |
| 2023/24 | 1,807 |
| 2024/25 | 1,815 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Chellaston Academy compares
Chellaston Academy ranked 3rd of 16 secondary schools in Derby for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 73% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 49.2 | 7.1% | 20% | 1,790 | — |
| Noel-Baker Academy | 36.3 | 11.9% | 47.2% | 1,230 | 1.2 miles |
| Alvaston Moor Academy | 32.4 | 16.3% | 69.1% | 851 | 1.6 miles |
| City of Derby Academy | 34.8 | 9.9% | 56.5% | 925 | 2.3 miles |
| UTC Derby Pride Park | 42 | 8.1% | 39.9% | 534 | 3.4 miles |
| Derby Moor Spencer Academy | 47.7 | 7.5% | 38.6% | 1,740 | 3.7 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)
- 20.01%
- English as an additional language
- 8.1%
- Overall absence
- 7.12%
- Persistent absence
- 15.27%
Location
Nearby schools
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Noel-Baker Academy1.2 miles
Secondary · Derby
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Alvaston Moor Academy1.6 miles
Secondary · Derby
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City of Derby Academy2.3 miles
Secondary · Derby
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UTC Derby Pride Park3.4 miles
Secondary · Derby
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Derby Moor Spencer Academy3.7 miles
Secondary · Derby
Other schools in Derby
Chellaston Academy ranks 4th of the 18 ranked secondary schools in Derby.
- Allestree Woodlands School Secondary
- Alvaston Moor Academy Secondary
- Castle Donington College 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
- Lees Brook Academy Secondary
- Littleover Community School Secondary
- Murray Park Community School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Chellaston Academy teach?
- Chellaston Academy teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Derby.
- Who is the headteacher of Chellaston Academy?
- The headteacher of Chellaston Academy is Mr Damian Leese, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Chellaston Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Chellaston 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 Chellaston Academy?
- Chellaston Academy has 1,790 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Chellaston Academy a faith school?
- No. Chellaston Academy has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Chellaston Academy?
- Chellaston Academy is part of TAPESTRY LEARNING PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Chellaston Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 53.9 in 2022/23 and 49.2 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Chellaston Academy rank locally?
- Chellaston Academy ranked 3rd of 16 secondary schools in Derby for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 73% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Chellaston Academy's absence rate?
- Chellaston Academy's overall absence rate is 7.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Chellaston Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Chellaston 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.