Da Vinci Academy

State-Funded School

da-vinci-academy-derby-east-midlands

East MidlandsRegion

DerbyLocal Authority

Derby NorthConstituency

DE21 4ETPostcode

1.3

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

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

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 668 pupils. Da Vinci Academy is part of L.E.A.D. ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 3 Feb 2026 · published 24 Mar 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 34.7
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 21%
EBacc average point score: 3.04

Ethnicity

White

80%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

668

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

60%

England average

27%

First language not English

13%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

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: 668
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: L.E.A.D. ACADEMY TRUST

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
14 Nov 2021	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
21 Nov 2014	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

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.