Secondary schools in Derby
18 secondary schools in Derby, sorted by latest Ofsted grade. Grades come from two inspection systems; each school page states which, and the guide explains the difference. A grade shown with a year, like "Good (2019)", is the last one Ofsted published for that school and sorts below current grades. We don't invent rankings. All-through schools, which take pupils from 4 to 18, are listed on both the primary and the secondary page for their town.
Derby in figures
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.
- Landau Forte College
- Allestree Woodlands School
- Castle Donington College
- Chellaston Academy
- Derby Cathedral School
- Derby Moor Spencer Academy
- John Port Spencer Academy
- Lees Brook Academy
- Littleover Community School
- Saint Benedict, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
- The Bemrose School
- UTC Derby Pride Park
- West Park School
- Murray Park Community School
- Alvaston Moor Academy
- Da Vinci Academy
- Noel-Baker Academy
- City of Derby Academy
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