City of Derby Academy

State-Funded School

city-of-derby-academy-derby-east-midlands

East MidlandsRegion

DerbyLocal Authority

Derby SouthConstituency

DE24 3ARPostcode

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Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

City of Derby Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Derby, East Midlands.

The school is rated Requires improvement by Ofsted. It currently serves 925 pupils. City of Derby Academy is part of TAPESTRY LEARNING PARTNERSHIP.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 34.8
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 26.2%
EBacc average point score: 2.92

Ethnicity

White

48%

Asian

33%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

925

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

58%

England average

27%

First language not English

51%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 925
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: TAPESTRY LEARNING PARTNERSHIP

Inspection history

3 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
7 May 2024	Good	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Requires improvement
5 May 2022	Good	Requires improvement	Good	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
12 Dec 2016	Inadequate	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Inadequate

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.