Best Secondary Schools in Derby

We checked all 22 secondary schools in Derby and list every one: 18 ranked, then 4 without a rank.

Schools checked: 22
Ranked: 18
Without a rank: 4

Ranks combine 2024/25 GCSE results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score in Derby. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.

Derby also has 111 primary schools, ranked on SATs results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Derby.

Ranked secondary schools in Derby

Rank 1
Landau Forte College
Academy, 1,272 pupils, inspected March 2024
Ofsted: Outstanding
Attainment 8
55.4
Grade 5+ English and maths
65.1%
Rank 2
Littleover Community School
Local authority maintained, 1,828 pupils, inspected October 2022
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
52.7
Grade 5+ English and maths
58.4%
Rank 3
John Port Spencer Academy
Academy, 2,034 pupils, inspected May 2022
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
51.4
Grade 5+ English and maths
54.7%
Rank 4
Castle Donington College
Academy, 684 pupils, inspected January 2019
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
48.2
Grade 5+ English and maths
54.8%
Rank 5
West Park School
Academy, 1,454 pupils, inspected April 2016
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
48.7
Grade 5+ English and maths
51.5%
Rank 6
Chellaston Academy
Academy, 1,790 pupils, inspected September 2023
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
49.2
Grade 5+ English and maths
49.8%
Rank 7
Derby Moor Spencer Academy
Academy, 1,740 pupils, inspected December 2017
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
47.7
Grade 5+ English and maths
47.8%
Rank 8
Allestree Woodlands School
Academy, 1,373 pupils, inspected April 2024
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
46.5
Grade 5+ English and maths
40%
Rank 9
Saint Benedict, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
Academy, 1,465 pupils, inspected May 2018
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
45.3
Grade 5+ English and maths
37%
Rank 10
UTC Derby Pride Park
Free school, 534 pupils, inspected December 2023
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
42.0
Grade 5+ English and maths
38.4%
Rank 11
Derby Cathedral School
Free school, 1,159 pupils, inspected January 2023
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
41.5
Grade 5+ English and maths
35.4%
Rank 12
Lees Brook Academy
Academy, 1,061 pupils, inspected September 2023
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
41.5
Grade 5+ English and maths
32.5%
Rank 13
Murray Park Community School
Local authority maintained, 1,277 pupils, inspected September 2022
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
40.6
Grade 5+ English and maths
33.3%
Rank 14
Noel-Baker Academy
Academy, 1,230 pupils, inspected February 2022
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
36.3
Grade 5+ English and maths
29.7%
Rank 15
The Bemrose School
Local authority maintained, 1,429 pupils, inspected March 2024
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
33.8
Grade 5+ English and maths
25.1%
Rank 16
Da Vinci Academy
Academy, 668 pupils, inspected February 2026
Report card: Needs attention to expected standard
Attainment 8
34.7
Grade 5+ English and maths
21%
Rank 17
City of Derby Academy
Academy, 925 pupils, inspected March 2024
Ofsted: Requires improvement
Attainment 8
34.8
Grade 5+ English and maths
26.2%
Rank 18
Alvaston Moor Academy
Academy, 851 pupils, inspected November 2023
Ofsted: Requires improvement
Attainment 8
32.4
Grade 5+ English and maths
23.4%

Secondary schools in Derby without a rank

Derby High School
Independent, Selective, 679 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
60.1
Grade 5+ English and maths
87.3%
Normanton House School
Independent, 136 pupils, inspected February 2024
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
50.3
Grade 5+ English and maths
83.3%
Repton Preparatory School
Independent, 377 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Repton School
Independent, 624 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
36.1
Grade 5+ English and maths
0%