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Catholic schools in Derby

All 6 Catholic schools in Derby.

6 schools in Derby

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  1. St George's Catholic Voluntary Academy

    Derby, DE23 1GG · Academy · Primary · Ages 5 to 11

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Catholic

    Results well above the Derby catholic schools average, low absence.

    48 first choices, 49 offers made

    Met the standard at 1175%

    Derby catholic schools 64%England 62%

    Days missed
    3.7%Derby catholic schools 5.8%
    Pupils
    341
    Pupils per teacher
    23.8
    View school St George's Catholic Voluntary Academy
  2. St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy

    Derby, DE22 1AU · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results above the Derby catholic schools average, low absence.

    35 first choices, 41 offers made

    Met the standard at 1167%

    Derby catholic schools 64%England 62%

    Days missed
    4.0%Derby catholic schools 5.8%
    Pupils
    394
    Pupils per teacher
    25.4
    View school St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy
  3. St Alban's Catholic Voluntary Academy

    Derby, DE21 6NU · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results well below the Derby catholic schools average.

    15 first choices, 15 offers made

    Met the standard at 1154%

    Derby catholic schools 64%England 62%

    Days missed
    5.8%Derby catholic schools 5.8%
    Pupils
    321
    Pupils per teacher
    18.3
    View school St Alban's Catholic Voluntary Academy
  4. Saint Benedict, A Catholic Voluntary Academy

    Derby, DE22 1JD · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 19

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic
    • Has a sixth form

    Results close to the Derby catholic schools average, high absence.

    202 first choices, 242 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1648.4

    Derby catholic schools 48.4England 46.2

    Days missed
    7.2%Derby catholic schools 5.8%
    Pupils
    1,465
    Pupils per teacher
    17.0
    View school Saint Benedict, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
  5. St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy

    Derby, DE23 6SB · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic

    Results below the Derby catholic schools average, low absence.

    51 first choices, 52 offers made

    Met the standard at 1159%

    Derby catholic schools 64%England 62%

    Days missed
    4.2%Derby catholic schools 5.8%
    Pupils
    375
    Pupils per teacher
    27.6
    View school St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy
  6. St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy

    Derby, DE24 0PA · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic

    Results close to the Derby catholic schools average.

    17 first choices, 17 offers made

    Met the standard at 1161%

    Derby catholic schools 64%England 62%

    Days missed
    5.1%Derby catholic schools 5.8%
    Pupils
    179
    Pupils per teacher
    20.8
    View school St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy
The big picture

How Derby's Catholic schools spread out

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Met the expected standard at 11

Share of Year 6 pupils reaching the expected level in reading, writing and maths.

Derby 64%England 62%St Alban's Catholic Voluntary Academy: 54%St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy: 59%St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy: 61%St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy: 67%St George's Catholic Voluntary Academy: 75%0%25%50%75%100%
Catholic schools in Derby

Days missed

Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.

Derby average 5.0%St George's Catholic Voluntary Academy: 3.7%St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy: 4%St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy: 4.2%St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy: 5.1%St Alban's Catholic Voluntary Academy: 5.8%Saint Benedict, A Catholic Voluntary Academy: 7.2%0%4%8%12%16%
Catholic schools in Derby

Ofsted grades in Derby

The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded.

  • Outstanding: 1 of 6
  • Good: 5 of 6
  • Requires improvement: 0 of 6
  • Inadequate: 0 of 6
Before you apply

Four things worth knowing in Derby

  1. Half or more are faith schools.

    20 of the 6 Catholic schools in Derby have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.

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  2. Check how old the Ofsted grade is.

    Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.

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About these schools

Catholic schools in Derby, explained

There are 6 Catholic schools in Derby, teaching 3,075 children. 0 are run by the council and 6 are academies or free schools.

100% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 1 of them is Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.

63.6% of pupils in Derby catholic schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England. The gap between schools is wide, from 54% to 75%, which is why it's worth looking school by school.

26.8% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £7,305 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 15.1% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.

Looking further afield? See Catholic schools near me, or everything in Derby.

Questions

Questions parents ask

How many Catholic schools are in Derby?
There are 6 Catholic schools in Derby, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best Catholic schools in Derby?
The highest-ranked Catholic schools in Derby on Eduscope are St George's Catholic Voluntary Academy, St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy and St Alban's Catholic Voluntary Academy. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How many Ofsted Outstanding Catholic schools are in Derby?
Derby has 1 Catholic schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted. A further 5 are rated Good, meaning 100% of inspected schools hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
How are Catholic schools in Derby ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in Derby Catholic schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across Catholic schools in Derby is 20:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.

Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.

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