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Secondary schools in Derbyshire

All 81 secondary schools in Derbyshire.

81 schools in Derbyshire

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  1. St Mary's Catholic High School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy

    Chesterfield, S41 8AG · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Catholic
    • Has a sixth form

    Results well above the Derbyshire average, low absence.

    266 first choices, 203 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1660.3

    Derbyshire 45.2England 46.2

    Days missed
    5.9%Derbyshire 8.5%
    Pupils
    1,400
    Pupils per teacher
    17.6
    View school St Mary's Catholic High School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
  2. The Ecclesbourne School

    Belper, DE56 4GS · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Has a sixth form

    Results well above the Derbyshire average, low absence.

    229 first choices, 239 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1657.3

    Derbyshire 45.2England 46.2

    Days missed
    5.8%Derbyshire 8.5%
    Pupils
    1,604
    Pupils per teacher
    17.8
    View school The Ecclesbourne School
  3. Lady Manners School

    Bakewell, DE45 1JA · State · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Has a sixth form

    Results well above the Derbyshire average, low absence.

    211 first choices, 221 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1653.0

    Derbyshire 45.2England 46.2

    Days missed
    6.6%Derbyshire 8.5%
    Pupils
    1,405
    Pupils per teacher
    17.4
    View school Lady Manners School
  4. Heanor Gate Spencer Academy

    Heanor, DE75 7RA · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Has a sixth form

    Results close to the Derbyshire average, low absence.

    254 first choices, 260 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1643.4

    Derbyshire 45.2England 46.2

    Days missed
    6.0%Derbyshire 8.5%
    Pupils
    1,493
    Pupils per teacher
    17.9
    View school Heanor Gate Spencer Academy
  5. John Port Spencer Academy

    Derby, DE65 6LU · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Has a sixth form

    Results well above the Derbyshire average, low absence.

    381 first choices, 384 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1653.5

    Derbyshire 45.2England 46.2

    Days missed
    6.8%Derbyshire 8.5%
    Pupils
    2,034
    Pupils per teacher
    19.2
    View school John Port Spencer Academy
  6. Brookfield Community School

    Chesterfield, S40 3NS · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Has a sixth form

    Results above the Derbyshire average.

    183 first choices, 173 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1652.0

    Derbyshire 45.2England 46.2

    Days missed
    8.0%Derbyshire 8.5%
    Pupils
    1,156
    Pupils per teacher
    17.1
    View school Brookfield Community School
  7. John Flamsteed Community School

    Ripley, DE5 8NP · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 16

    • Ofsted:Good in every area

    Results above the Derbyshire average, low absence.

    161 first choices, 162 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1648.4

    Derbyshire 45.2England 46.2

    Days missed
    7.0%Derbyshire 8.5%
    Pupils
    850
    Pupils per teacher
    15.9
    View school John Flamsteed Community School
  8. Dronfield Henry Fanshawe School

    Dronfield, S18 2FZ · State · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Has a sixth form

    Results above the Derbyshire average.

    294 first choices, 301 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1649.4

    Derbyshire 45.2England 46.2

    Days missed
    8.5%Derbyshire 8.5%
    Pupils
    1,810
    Pupils per teacher
    18.9
    View school Dronfield Henry Fanshawe School
  9. Outwood Academy Hasland Hall

    Chesterfield, S41 0LP · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 16

    • Ofsted:Good

    Results close to the Derbyshire average, low absence.

    152 first choices, 165 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1647.9

    Derbyshire 45.2England 46.2

    Days missed
    7.0%Derbyshire 8.5%
    Pupils
    847
    Pupils per teacher
    18.7
    View school Outwood Academy Hasland Hall
  10. Highfields School

    Matlock, DE4 5NA · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Has a sixth form

    Results above the Derbyshire average, low absence.

    211 first choices, 214 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1649.6

    Derbyshire 45.2England 46.2

    Days missed
    7.1%Derbyshire 8.5%
    Pupils
    1,298
    Pupils per teacher
    17.7
    View school Highfields School
  11. Wilsthorpe School

    Nottingham, NG10 4WT · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Has a sixth form

    Results above the Derbyshire average, low absence.

    271 first choices, 204 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1649.3

    Derbyshire 45.2England 46.2

    Days missed
    7.1%Derbyshire 8.5%
    Pupils
    1,236
    Pupils per teacher
    19.6
    View school Wilsthorpe School
  12. Outwood Academy Newbold

    Chesterfield, S41 8BA · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Has a sixth form

    Results above the Derbyshire average, low absence.

    130 first choices, 150 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1650.6

    Derbyshire 45.2England 46.2

    Days missed
    6.1%Derbyshire 8.5%
    Pupils
    1,030
    Pupils per teacher
    17.4
    View school Outwood Academy Newbold
  13. New Mills School

    High Peak, SK22 4NR · State · Secondary · Ages 11 to 16

    • Ofsted:Good in every area

    Results above the Derbyshire average.

    123 first choices, 143 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1648.5

    Derbyshire 45.2England 46.2

    Days missed
    8.1%Derbyshire 8.5%
    Pupils
    692
    Pupils per teacher
    19.3
    View school New Mills School
  14. Anthony Gell School

    Matlock, DE4 4DX · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Has a sixth form

    Results close to the Derbyshire average, high absence.

    135 first choices, 131 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1646.7

    Derbyshire 45.2England 46.2

    Days missed
    10.9%Derbyshire 8.5%
    Pupils
    776
    Pupils per teacher
    17.3
    View school Anthony Gell School
  15. Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School

    Ashbourne, DE6 1EP · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Faith school
    • Has a sixth form

    Results close to the Derbyshire average.

    174 first choices, 177 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1645.8

    Derbyshire 45.2England 46.2

    Days missed
    8.6%Derbyshire 8.5%
    Pupils
    1,276
    Pupils per teacher
    16.6
    View school Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School
  16. Granville Academy

    Swadlincote, DE11 7JR · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 16

    • Ofsted:Good in every area

    Results close to the Derbyshire average, low absence.

    203 first choices, 182 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1645.0

    Derbyshire 45.2England 46.2

    Days missed
    6.7%Derbyshire 8.5%
    Pupils
    914
    Pupils per teacher
    16.7
    View school Granville Academy
  17. Chapel-en-le-Frith High School

    High Peak, SK23 0TQ · State · Secondary · Ages 11 to 16

    • Ofsted:Good in every area

    Results above the Derbyshire average.

    185 first choices, 158 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1648.9

    Derbyshire 45.2England 46.2

    Days missed
    7.9%Derbyshire 8.5%
    Pupils
    941
    Pupils per teacher
    16.2
    View school Chapel-en-le-Frith High School
  18. Tibshelf Community School

    Alfreton, DE55 5LZ · State · Secondary · Ages 11 to 16

    • Ofsted:Expected standard or better

    Results close to the Derbyshire average.

    165 first choices, 167 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1642.9

    Derbyshire 45.2England 46.2

    Days missed
    8.1%Derbyshire 8.5%
    Pupils
    834
    Pupils per teacher
    16.3
    View school Tibshelf Community School
  19. Hope Valley College

    Hope Valley, S33 6SD · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Has a sixth form

    Results above the Derbyshire average, high absence.

    97 first choices, 101 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1650.5

    Derbyshire 45.2England 46.2

    Days missed
    11.3%Derbyshire 8.5%
    Pupils
    518
    Pupils per teacher
    19.6
    View school Hope Valley College
  20. Belper School and Sixth Form Centre

    Belper, DE56 0DA · State · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

    • Ofsted:Good in every area
    • Has a sixth form

    Results close to the Derbyshire average.

    164 first choices, 166 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1643.3

    Derbyshire 45.2England 46.2

    Days missed
    8.1%Derbyshire 8.5%
    Pupils
    1,212
    Pupils per teacher
    16.4
    View school Belper School and Sixth Form Centre
  21. Friesland School

    Sandiacre, NG10 5AF · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Has a sixth form

    Results close to the Derbyshire average.

    120 first choices, 173 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1646.0

    Derbyshire 45.2England 46.2

    Days missed
    9.3%Derbyshire 8.5%
    Pupils
    1,120
    Pupils per teacher
    17.9
    View school Friesland School
  22. Buxton Community School

    Buxton, SK17 9EA · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Has a sixth form

    Results below the Derbyshire average.

    114 first choices, 123 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1642.1

    Derbyshire 45.2England 46.2

    Days missed
    9.0%Derbyshire 8.5%
    Pupils
    954
    Pupils per teacher
    16.7
    View school Buxton Community School
The big picture

How Derbyshire's secondary schools spread out

Each dot is one school. Hover over a dot to see which school it is.

Attainment 8 at 16

Average score across each pupil's best eight GCSEs.

Derbyshire 45.2England 46.2Swanwick School and Sports College: 5.5High Grange School: 6.6Alderwasley Hall School: 8.8Parkside Community School: 36.4Heritage High School: 37.7Springwell Community College: 38Aldercar High School: 38.3Shirebrook Academy: 38.4Mercia Academy: 38.7Whittington Green School: 40.4Kirk Hallam Community Academy: 40.6The Long Eaton School: 41.3Frederick Gent School: 41.5St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy: 42.1Buxton Community School: 42.1Netherthorpe School: 42.8Tibshelf Community School: 42.9The Bolsover School: 42.9The Ripley Academy: 42.9David Nieper Academy: 43.2Belper School and Sixth Form Centre: 43.3Heanor Gate Spencer Academy: 43.4The Pingle Academy: 43.4Tupton Hall School: 43.4Glossopdale School and Sixth Form: 43.6Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy: 43.8Swanwick Hall School: 44.1Eckington School: 44.1Saint John Houghton Catholic Voluntary Academy: 44.4Granville Academy: 45Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School: 45.8Friesland School: 46Anthony Gell School: 46.7Outwood Academy Hasland Hall: 47.9John Flamsteed Community School: 48.4New Mills School: 48.5Chapel-en-le-Frith High School: 48.9St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary Academy: 49.2Wilsthorpe School: 49.3Dronfield Henry Fanshawe School: 49.4Highfields School: 49.6Hope Valley College: 50.5Outwood Academy Newbold: 50.6Brookfield Community School: 52Lady Manners School: 53John Port Spencer Academy: 53.5The Ecclesbourne School: 57.3St Mary's Catholic High School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy: 60.3Trent College: 61020406080
Secondary schools in Derbyshire

Days missed

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

Derbyshire average 9.3%The Ecclesbourne School: 5.8%St Mary's Catholic High School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy: 5.9%Heanor Gate Spencer Academy: 6%Outwood Academy Newbold: 6.1%Lady Manners School: 6.6%Granville Academy: 6.7%John Port Spencer Academy: 6.8%Frederick Gent School: 6.9%John Flamsteed Community School: 7%Outwood Academy Hasland Hall: 7%Wilsthorpe School: 7.1%Highfields School: 7.1%Brackenfield Special School: 7.2%The Ripley Academy: 7.7%Whittington Green School: 7.8%Chapel-en-le-Frith High School: 7.9%Brookfield Community School: 8%New Mills School: 8.1%Tibshelf Community School: 8.1%Belper School and Sixth Form Centre: 8.1%Heritage High School: 8.2%St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy: 8.3%The Bolsover School: 8.4%Dronfield Henry Fanshawe School: 8.5%Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School: 8.6%St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary Academy: 8.7%Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy: 8.9%David Nieper Academy: 8.9%The Pingle Academy: 9%Buxton Community School: 9%Alfreton Park Community Special School: 9.2%Saint John Houghton Catholic Voluntary Academy: 9.3%Friesland School: 9.3%Swanwick Hall School: 9.4%Shirebrook Academy: 9.5%Bennerley Fields School: 9.6%The Long Eaton School: 9.7%Ashgate Croft School: 9.7%Springwell Community College: 9.8%Parkside Community School: 9.9%Eckington School: 10%Glossopdale School and Sixth Form: 10.1%Aldercar High School: 10.4%Holbrook School for Autism: 10.6%Anthony Gell School: 10.9%Kirk Hallam Community Academy: 11.1%Tupton Hall School: 11.2%Hope Valley College: 11.3%Netherthorpe School: 11.8%Stubbin Wood School: 11.9%Swanwick School and Sports College: 12.8%Mercia Academy: 13.1%Stanton Vale School: 14%Peak School: 14.8%Holly House Special School: 24.1%0%7%14%21%28%
Secondary schools in Derbyshire

Ofsted grades in Derbyshire

The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 55 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.

  • Outstanding: 2 of 26
  • Good: 23 of 26
  • Requires improvement: 1 of 26
  • Inadequate: 0 of 26
Before you apply

Four things worth knowing in Derbyshire

  1. Some are faith schools.

    8 of the 81 secondary schools in Derbyshire 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. Apply by 31 October.

    Apply to your council in Year 6 for a Year 7 place. Offers come out on 1 March.

  3. 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

Secondary schools in Derbyshire, explained

There are 81 secondary schools in Derbyshire, teaching 50,043 children. 7 are run by the council and 47 are academies or free schools. Among them are 30 special and 23 independent schools.

96% of the mainstream state schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 2 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.

Pupils in Derbyshire scored an average Attainment 8 of 45.2 across their best eight GCSEs, against 46.2 across England.

31.6% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £8,521 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 21.9% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.

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Questions

Questions parents ask

How many secondary schools are in Derbyshire?
There are 81 secondary schools in Derbyshire, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best secondary schools in Derbyshire?
The highest-ranked secondary schools in Derbyshire on Eduscope are St Mary's Catholic High School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy, The Ecclesbourne School and Lady Manners School. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How many Ofsted Outstanding secondary schools are in Derbyshire?
Derbyshire has 2 secondary schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted. A further 23 are rated Good, meaning 96% of inspected schools hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
How are secondary schools in Derbyshire 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 Derbyshire secondary schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across secondary schools in Derbyshire is 17:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.
How do I choose a secondary school in Derbyshire?
When choosing a secondary school in Derbyshire, consider Ofsted ratings, GCSE results (Progress 8 and Attainment 8), sixth form provision, and the school's specialisms. You can compare all 81 secondary schools on Eduscope using filters for school type, gender, and admissions policy.

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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