St Andrew's Academy

State-Funded School

st-andrews-academy-derby-east-midlands

East MidlandsRegion

DerbyLocal Authority

Derby NorthConstituency

DE21 4EWPostcode

5.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

St Andrew's Academy is a state-funded special for pupils aged 11–19, located in Derby, East Midlands.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 169 pupils. St Andrew's Academy is part of THE SHAW EDUCATION TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Ethnicity

White

56%

Asian

27%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

169

Total Pupils

65%Boys

35%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

56%

England average

27%

First language not English

34%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 11 – 19
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 169
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: THE SHAW EDUCATION TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 17 July 2024. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
12 Jan 2015	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.