Kirk Hallam Community Academy

State-Funded School

kirk-hallam-community-academy-derbyshire-east-midlands

East MidlandsRegion

DerbyshireLocal Authority

ErewashConstituency

DE7 4HHPostcode

2.0

Academic Performance

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

Kirk Hallam Community Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Derbyshire, East Midlands.

It currently serves 709 pupils. Kirk Hallam Community Academy is part of Nova Education Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Requires improvement

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 38.7
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 27.5%
EBacc average point score: 3.23

Ethnicity

White

91%

Asian

<1%

Black

<1%

Mixed

Unclassified

Pupils

709

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

45%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 709
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: Nova Education Trust

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
28 Nov 2024	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Not judged
21 Sept 2022	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
25 May 2016	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.