St Martins School

State-Funded School

st-martins-school-derby-east-midlands

East MidlandsRegion

DerbyLocal Authority

Derby SouthConstituency

DE24 0BTPostcode

7.0

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

St Martins School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 11–19, located in Derby, East Midlands.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 240 pupils. St Martins School is part of THE SHAW EDUCATION TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 1.7
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 0%
EBacc average point score: 0.12

Ethnicity

White

77%

Asian

11%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Pupils

240

Total Pupils

70%Boys

30%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

53%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

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: 240
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.

Standards maintained

Ungraded inspection on 23 October 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
17 Jul 2017	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

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.