West Park School

State-Funded School

west-park-school-derby-east-midlands

East MidlandsRegion

DerbyLocal Authority

Mid DerbyshireConstituency

DE21 7BTPostcode

7.2

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

West Park School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Derby, East Midlands.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,454 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 48.7
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 51.5%
EBacc average point score: 4.34

Ethnicity

White

89%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,454

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

28%

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 – 16
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 1,454
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)

Inspection history

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

Standards maintained

Ungraded inspection on 4 June 2025. 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
20 May 2016	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.