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School admissions in Derby

How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. 6 of these schools also have a published admissions cutoff distance. Sorted by first preferences per place. We don't invent rankings: the order is arithmetic on a published figure, not a view about which school is better.

Derby in figures

For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 95 schools in Derby first 3,533 times for 3,564 places: 0.99 first choices per place. 16 of the 95 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 5 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 1.21 miles (Redhill Primary School) to 3.67 miles (Shardlow Primary School).

For Year 7 places in September 2026, families named the 17 schools in Derby first 3,793 times for 3,896 places: 0.97 first choices per place. 4 of the 17 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, one school here gave its last places on distance: John Port Spencer Academy, to 4.59 miles.

Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.

Reception places, September 2026

95 schools. 16 received more first preferences than they had places.

SchoolFirst preferences per placePlacesCutoff distance
Becket Primary SchoolDerby1.7730not published
Griffe Field Primary SchoolDerby1.5860not published
Brookfield Primary SchoolDerby1.5330not published
Redhill Primary SchoolDerby1.50301.209 miles 2026
Aston-on-Trent Primary SchoolDerby1.48331.434 miles 2026
Castleward Spencer AcademyDerby1.4330not published
Hackwood Primary AcademyDerby1.3330not published
Markeaton Primary SchoolDerby1.1860not published
Highfields Spencer AcademyDerby1.1030not published
Lawn Primary SchoolDerby1.0860not published
Parkview Primary SchoolDerby.1.0729not published
Homefields Primary SchoolDerby1.0744not published
Wyndham Spencer AcademyDerby1.0760not published
Grampian Primary AcademyDerby1.0423not published
Firfield Primary SchoolDerby1.02602.71 miles 2026
Silverhill Primary SchoolDerby1.0260not published
Allenton Primary SchoolDerby1.0031not published
Ash Croft Primary AcademyDerby1.0013not published
Ashwood Spencer AcademyDerby1.0061not published
Borrow Wood Primary SchoolDerby1.0021not published
Church Broughton CofE Primary SchoolDerby1.0010not published
Derwent Primary SchoolDerby1.0024not published
Diseworth Church of England Primary SchoolDerby1.008not published
Draycott Community Primary SchoolDerby1.0014not published
Egginton Primary SchoolDerby1.0010not published
Heath Fields Primary SchoolDerby1.0016not published
Hilton Spencer AcademyDerby1.0065not published
Lakeside Primary AcademyDerby1.0035not published
Meadow Farm Community Primary SchoolDerby1.0010not published
Oakwood Infant and Nursery SchoolDerby1.0071not published
Pear Tree Infant SchoolDerby1.0054not published
Redwood Primary SchoolDerby1.0079not published
Repton Primary SchoolDerby1.0027not published
Risley Lower Grammar CE (VC) Primary SchoolDerby1.00151.501 miles 2026
Sale and Davys Church of England Primary SchoolDerby1.009not published
Shardlow Primary SchoolDerby1.00153.667 miles 2026
Springfield Primary SchoolDerby1.0024not published
St Alban's Catholic Voluntary AcademyDerby1.0015not published
St Hardulph's Church of England Primary SchoolDerby1.007not published
St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary AcademyDerby1.0017not published
Stenson Fields Primary Community SchoolDerby1.0026not published
Village Primary AcademyDerby1.0061not published
Willington Primary SchoolDerby1.0027not published
Arboretum Primary SchoolDerby0.9973not published
Cherry Tree Hill Primary SchoolDerby0.9970not published
Hardwick Primary SchoolDerby0.9860not published
Zaytouna Primary SchoolDerby0.9855not published
St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary AcademyDerby0.9852not published
St George's Catholic Voluntary AcademyDerby0.9849not published
Roe Farm Primary SchoolDerby0.9735not published
Melbourne Infant & Nursery SchoolDerby0.9734not published
Alvaston Infant and Nursery SchoolDerby0.9763not published
Ashbrook Infant SchoolDerby0.9730not published
Dale Community Primary SchoolDerby0.9759not published
Asterdale Primary SchoolDerby0.9628not published
Beaufort Primary SchoolDerby0.9626not published
Landau Forte Academy MoorheadDerby0.9625not published
Cavendish Close Infant SchoolDerby0.9668not published
Akaal Primary SchoolDerby0.9522not published
Chaddesden Park Primary SchoolDerby0.9520not published
The Curzon CofE Primary SchoolDerby0.9520not published
Walter Evans Church of England Aided Primary SchoolDerby0.9560not published
Breadsall Hill Top Primary SchoolDerby0.9539not published
Kegworth Primary SchoolDerby0.9539not published
Chellaston Infant SchoolDerby0.9557not published
St James' Church of England Aided Infant SchoolDerby0.9519not published
Shelton Infant SchoolDerby0.9452not published
Ridgeway Infant SchoolDerby0.9480not published
Bishop Lonsdale Church of England Primary School and NurseryDerby0.9329not published
Reigate Park Primary AcademyDerby0.9341not published
Wren Park Primary SchoolDerby0.9251not published
Ravensdale Infant and Nursery SchoolDerby0.9275not published
Rosehill Infant and Nursery SchoolDerby0.9225not published
Brackensdale Spencer AcademyDerby0.9260not published
Oak Grange Primary SchoolDerby0.9145not published
Clover Leys Spencer AcademyDerby0.9030not published
Horsley CofE (Controlled) Primary SchoolDERBY0.9010not published
Portway Infant SchoolDerby0.9040not published
Etwall Primary SchoolDerby0.8857not published
Kilburn Infant and Nursery SchoolDerby0.8739not published
St Mary's Catholic Voluntary AcademyDerby0.8541not published
St Werburgh's CofE Primary SchoolDerby0.8432not published
Little Eaton Primary SchoolDerby0.8324not published
Cottons Farm Primary AcademyDerby0.805not published
Orchard Community Primary SchoolDerby0.8044not published
St Edward's Church of England Primary SchoolDerby0.7929not published
The Bemrose SchoolDerby0.7953not published
Mickleover Primary SchoolDerby0.7957not published
Ashgate Primary SchoolDerby0.7942not published
Derby St Chad's CofE Nursery and Infant SchoolDerby0.7914not published
Carlyle Infant and Nursery AcademyDerby0.7846not published
Firs Primary SchoolDerby0.7748not published
Findern Primary SchoolDerby0.7730not published
Hemington Primary SchoolDerby0.7311not published
Weston-on-Trent CofE (VA) Primary SchoolDerby0.6517not published

First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.

Year 7 places, September 2026

17 schools. 4 received more first preferences than they had places.

SchoolFirst preferences per placePlacesCutoff distance
Landau Forte CollegeDerby2.87180not published
Littleover Community SchoolDerby1.29288not published
West Park SchoolDerby1.06279not published
Chellaston AcademyDerby1.05288not published
John Port Spencer AcademyDerby0.993844.59 miles 2026
Castle Donington CollegeDerby0.95128not published
Derby Cathedral SchoolDerby0.90176not published
Allestree Woodlands SchoolDerby0.87231not published
Lees Brook AcademyDerby0.85195not published
Saint Benedict, A Catholic Voluntary AcademyDerby0.83242not published
Murray Park Community SchoolDerby0.82270not published
Noel-Baker AcademyDerby0.82257not published
Derby Moor Spencer AcademyDerby0.81296not published
The Bemrose SchoolDerby0.63179not published
City of Derby AcademyDerby0.63178not published
Da Vinci AcademyDerby0.56132not published
Alvaston Moor AcademyDerby0.55193not published

First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.