City of Derby Academy is a secondary school located in Derby. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are inadequate. The school inspection was carried out on 03/11/2016. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.9%, which is 1.9 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Farmhouse Road, Derby, DE24 3AR
Website: www.cityofderbyacademy.org
Telephone: 01332270450
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Derby
Headteacher / Principal: Mr P Smith
Religious character: None
Admissions policy:
Unique reference: 145132

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 03/11/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1050
Number of Pupils: 964
Number of Boys: 509
Number of Girls: 455

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 17.5% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average: -0.51 Confidence interval -0.73 to -0.28
Of the 156 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 122 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:60%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:17%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:33.1
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.1
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Lord Street Nursery School
Lord Street , Allenton DE24 9AX 		3out of 4 3,256 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ash Croft Primary Academy
Deep Dale Lane , Sinfin DE24 3HF 		2out of 4 315 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Stenson Fields Primary Community School
Heather Close , Stenson Fields DE24 3BW 		2out of 4 515 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Redwood Primary School
Redwood Road , Sinfin DE24 9PG 		3out of 4 673 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Grampian Primary Academy
Grampian Way , Sinfin DE24 9LU 		3out of 4 984 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Cottons Farm Primary Academy
Sheridan Street , Sinfin DE24 9HG 		1out of 4 1,384 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
City of Derby Academy
Farmhouse Road , Sinfin DE24 3AR 		1out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Derby Moor Spencer Academy
Moorway Lane , Littleover DE23 2FS 		3out of 4 2,973 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Normanton House School
Normanton House , Village Street DE23 8DF 		- not rated 2,874 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Ivy House School
Moorway Lane , Littleover DE23 2FS 		- not rated 2,973 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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