The Bemrose School

State-Funded School

the-bemrose-school-derby-east-midlands

East MidlandsRegion

DerbyLocal Authority

Derby NorthConstituency

DE22 3HUPostcode

1.3

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The Bemrose School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 3–19, located in Derby, East Midlands.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,429 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 33.8
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 25.1%
EBacc average point score: 2.72

Ethnicity

White

37%

Asian

37%

Black

15%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,429

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

47%

England average

27%

First language not English

61%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 3 – 19
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 1,429
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
6 May 2024	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
19 Apr 2018	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.