Schools in Derby

About schools in Derby

Most of the 159 schools listed in Derby are primary schools. Its 17 secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. One all-through school teaches every age from the early years to school-leaving age on a single site.

Every school on this page is inspected by Ofsted. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25

58%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 88 schools with published results

Key stage 4, 2024/25

43.7

average Attainment 8 score, across the 21 schools with published results

Nursery schools7

• Ashgate Nursery School

  Local authority nursery school · Ages 2 to 5

• Central Community Nursery School

  Local authority nursery school · Ages 0 to 5

• Harrington Nursery School

  Local authority nursery school · Ages 2 to 5

• Lord Street Nursery School

  Local authority nursery school · Ages 2 to 5

• Stonehill Nursery School

  Local authority nursery school · Ages 2 to 5

• Walbrook Nursery School

  Local authority nursery school · Ages 2 to 5 · Due to close

• Whitecross Nursery School

  Local authority nursery school · Ages 2 to 4

Primary schools107

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

• Akaal Primary School

  Free schools · Ages 2 to 11

  69%

  expected standard
• Allenton Primary School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 5 to 11

  32%

  expected standard
• Alvaston Infant and Nursery School

  Community school · Ages 2 to 7

• Alvaston Junior Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 7 to 11

  41%

  expected standard
• Arboretum Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

  29%

  expected standard
• Ash Croft Primary Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

  41%

  expected standard
• Ashbrook Infant School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 7

• Ashbrook Junior School

  Academy converter · Ages 7 to 11

  60%

  expected standard
• Ashgate Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  38%

  expected standard
• Ashwood Spencer Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

  62%

  expected standard
• Asterdale Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  61%

  expected standard
• Aston-on-Trent Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  83%

  expected standard
• Beaufort Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  47%

  expected standard
• Becket Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  38%

  expected standard
• Bishop Lonsdale Church of England Primary School and Nursery

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

  61%

  expected standard
• Borrow Wood Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  75%

  expected standard
• Brackensdale Spencer Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

  61%

  expected standard
• Breadsall Hill Top Primary School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 2 to 11

  43%

  expected standard
• Brookfield Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  65%

  expected standard
• Carlyle Infant and Nursery Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 7

• Castleward Spencer Academy

  Free schools · Ages 3 to 11

• Cavendish Close Infant School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 7

• Cavendish Close Junior Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 7 to 11

  66%

  expected standard
• Chaddesden Park Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  50%

  expected standard
• Chellaston Infant School

  Academy converter · Ages 5 to 7

• Chellaston Junior School

  Academy converter · Ages 7 to 11

  56%

  expected standard
• Cherry Tree Hill Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  64%

  expected standard
• Church Broughton CofE Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4 to 11

  33%

  expected standard
• Clover Leys Spencer Academy

  Free schools · Ages 4 to 11

• Cottons Farm Primary Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

  42%

  expected standard
• Dale Community Primary School

  Community school · Ages 5 to 11

  53%

  expected standard
• Derby St Chad's CofE Nursery and Infant School

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 7

• Derwent Primary School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

  29%

  expected standard
• Diseworth Church of England Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4 to 11

  17%

  expected standard
• Draycott Community Primary School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

  75%

  expected standard
• Egginton Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

• Etwall Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  82%

  expected standard
• Findern Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  76%

  expected standard
• Firfield Primary School

  Community school · Ages 5 to 11

  60%

  expected standard
• Firs Primary School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

  30%

  expected standard
• Gayton Junior School

  Community school · Ages 7 to 11

  78%

  expected standard
• Grampian Primary Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

  60%

  expected standard
• Griffe Field Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  83%

  expected standard
• Hackwood Primary Academy

  Free schools · Ages 3 to 11

  77%

  expected standard
• Hardwick Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  42%

  expected standard
• Heath Fields Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  44%

  expected standard
• Hemington Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  50%

  expected standard
• Highfields Spencer Academy

  Free schools · Ages 3 to 11

• Hilton Spencer Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  69%

  expected standard
• Homefields Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  76%

  expected standard
• Horsley CofE (Controlled) Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 5 to 11

  50%

  expected standard
• Kegworth Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  71%

  expected standard
• Kilburn Infant and Nursery School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 7

• Lakeside Primary Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

  48%

  expected standard
• Landau Forte Academy Moorhead

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 4 to 11

  53%

  expected standard
• Lawn Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  84%

  expected standard
• Little Eaton Primary School

  Community school · Ages 5 to 11

  67%

  expected standard
• Markeaton Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  66%

  expected standard
• Meadow Farm Community Primary School

  Community school · Ages 2 to 11

  61%

  expected standard
• Melbourne Infant School

  Community school · Ages 5 to 7

• Melbourne Junior School

  Community school · Ages 7 to 11

  78%

  expected standard
• Mickleover Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  75%

  expected standard
• Oak Grange Primary School

  Free schools · Ages 3 to 11

• Oakwood Infant and Nursery School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 7

• Oakwood Junior School

  Academy converter · Ages 7 to 11

  60%

  expected standard
• Orchard Community Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  82%

  expected standard
• Pear Tree Community Junior School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 7 to 11

  36%

  expected standard
• Pear Tree Infant School

  Community school · Ages 2 to 7

• Portway Infant School

  Community school · Ages 5 to 7

• Portway Junior School

  Academy converter · Ages 7 to 11

  56%

  expected standard
• Ravensdale Infant and Nursery School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 7

• Ravensdale Junior School

  Academy converter · Ages 7 to 11

  67%

  expected standard
• Redhill Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 5 to 11

  100%

  expected standard
• Redwood Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  77%

  expected standard
• Reigate Park Primary Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

  47%

  expected standard
• Repton Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  73%

  expected standard
• Ridgeway Infant School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 7

• Risley Lower Grammar CE (VC) Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 5 to 11

  64%

  expected standard
• Roe Farm Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  40%

  expected standard
• Rosehill Infant and Nursery School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 7

• Sale and Davys Church of England Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  55%

  expected standard
• Shardlow Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 5 to 11

  86%

  expected standard
• Shelton Infant School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 7

• Shelton Junior School

  Foundation school · Ages 7 to 11

  45%

  expected standard
• Silverhill Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  74%

  expected standard
• Springfield Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  72%

  expected standard
• St Alban's Catholic Voluntary Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  54%

  expected standard
• St Edward's Church of England Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4 to 11

  70%

  expected standard
• St George's Catholic Voluntary Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 5 to 11

  75%

  expected standard
• St Hardulph's Church of England Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4 to 11

  50%

  expected standard
• St James' Church of England Aided Infant School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 2 to 7

• St James' Church of England Aided Junior School

  Academy converter · Ages 7 to 11

  46%

  expected standard
• St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 4 to 11

  61%

  expected standard
• St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  59%

  expected standard
• St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  67%

  expected standard
• St Peter's Church of England Aided Junior School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 7 to 11

  44%

  expected standard
• St Werburgh's CofE Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  65%

  expected standard
• Stenson Fields Primary Community School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  33%

  expected standard
• The Curzon CofE Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 4 to 11

  36%

  expected standard
• Village Primary Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

  56%

  expected standard
• Walter Evans Church of England Aided Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  68%

  expected standard
• Weston-on-Trent CofE (VA) Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 3 to 11

  53%

  expected standard
• Willington Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  81%

  expected standard
• Wren Park Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  70%

  expected standard
• Wren Park Primary School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 4 to 11 · Due to open

• Wyndham Spencer Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

  63%

  expected standard
• Zaytouna Primary School

  Free schools · Ages 4 to 11

  56%

  expected standard

Secondary schools17

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• Allestree Woodlands School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18

  46.5

  Attainment 8
• Alvaston Moor Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 19

  32.4

  Attainment 8
• Castle Donington College

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 16

  48.2

  Attainment 8
• Chellaston Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18

  49.2

  Attainment 8
• City of Derby Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 16

  34.8

  Attainment 8
• Da Vinci Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 16

  34.7

  Attainment 8
• Derby Cathedral School

  Free schools · Ages 11 to 19

  41.5

  Attainment 8
• Derby Moor Spencer Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18

  47.7

  Attainment 8
• John Port Spencer Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 18

  51.4

  Attainment 8
• Landau Forte College

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 19

  55.4

  Attainment 8
• Lees Brook Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18

  41.5

  Attainment 8
• Littleover Community School

  Community school · Ages 11 to 18

  52.7

  Attainment 8
• Murray Park Community School

  Foundation school · Ages 11 to 16

  40.6

  Attainment 8
• Noel-Baker Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 16

  36.3

  Attainment 8
• Saint Benedict, A Catholic Voluntary Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 19

  45.3

  Attainment 8
• UTC Derby Pride Park

  University technical college · Ages 13 to 19

  42.0

  Attainment 8
• West Park School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 16

  48.7

  Attainment 8

All-through schools1

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• The Bemrose School

  Foundation school · Ages 3 to 19

  33.8

  Attainment 8

Sixth forms and colleges1

• Derby College

  Further education · Ages 16 to 99

Special schools and alternative provision16

• Aurora Ryefields School

  Other independent special school · Ages 5 to 19

• Bridge Street School

  Academy alternative provision converter · Ages 5 to 16

• Castle School

  Academy alternative provision converter · Ages 5 to 18

• Derby Pride Academy

  Free schools alternative provision · Ages 11 to 16

• Include - St Matthews

  Other independent special school · Ages 11 to 16

• Ivy House School

  Academy special converter · Ages 2 to 19

• Kingsmead School

  Academy special converter · Ages 7 to 18

• Maple View School

  Other independent special school · Ages 6 to 16

• Royal School for the Deaf Derby

  Non-maintained special school · Ages 3 to 19

• St Andrew's Academy

  Academy special converter · Ages 11 to 19

• St Clare's School

  Academy special converter · Ages 11 to 16

• St Giles' Spencer Academy

  Academy special converter · Ages 4 to 11

• St Martins School

  Academy special converter · Ages 11 to 19

• The Bayleaf Hub

  Other independent special school · Ages 7 to 18

• Welden School

  Other independent special school · Ages 10 to 16

• Wellbrook School

  Other independent special school · Ages 9 to 16

Independent schools8

• Dame Catherine Harpur's School

  Other independent school · Ages 3 to 11

Common questions about schools in Derby

How many schools are in Derby?

OfferDay lists 159 schools in Derby, including 107 primary schools and 17 secondary schools.

Who inspects schools in Derby?

Every school in Derby is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

Which are the best schools in Derby?

OfferDay ranks schools in Derby where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

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. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.