Most sought-after schools in Derby

Ordered by how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out.

This list is sorted by one number: first preferences per place. For each school it is the number of families who named it first, divided by the number of offers it made, in the newest year we hold. A higher number means more families wanted a place than there were places.

This is not a list of the best schools. It does not measure how good a school is, how happy the children are, or how well they do. It also does not tell you whether a child would get a place: that depends on where you live, the year, and the council's rules. It only shows how many people applied.

# School First preferences per place Newest intake Latest Ofsted
1 Landau Forte College
Derby, secondary
2.87 2026 Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
2 Becket Primary School
Derby, primary
1.77 2026 Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
3 Griffe Field Primary School
Derby, primary
1.58 2026 Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
4 Brookfield Primary School
Derby, primary
1.53 2026 Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
5 Castleward Spencer Academy
Derby, primary
1.43 2026 Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
6 Hackwood Primary Academy
Derby, primary
1.33 2026 Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
7 Littleover Community School
Derby, secondary
1.29 2026 Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
8 Markeaton Primary School
Derby, primary
1.18 2026 Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
9 Lawn Primary School
Derby, primary
1.08 2026 Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
10 Homefields Primary School
Derby, primary
1.07 2026 Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
11 Parkview Primary School
Derby., primary
1.07 2026 Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
12 Wyndham Spencer Academy
Derby, primary
1.07 2026 Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
13 West Park School
Derby, secondary
1.06 2026 Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
14 Chellaston Academy
Derby, secondary
1.05 2026 Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
15 Grampian Primary Academy
Derby, primary
1.04 2026 School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
16 Silverhill Primary School
Derby, primary
1.02 2026 Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
17 Allenton Primary School
Derby, primary
1.00 2026 School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
18 Ash Croft Primary Academy
Derby, primary
1.00 2026 Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
19 Ashwood Spencer Academy
Derby, primary
1.00 2026 Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
20 Borrow Wood Primary School
Derby, primary
1.00 2026 Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
21 Derwent Primary School
Derby, primary
1.00 2026 Urgent improvement (Ofsted report card (current framework))
22 Lakeside Primary Academy
Derby, primary
1.00 2026 Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
23 Meadow Farm Community Primary School
Derby, primary
1.00 2026 Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
24 Oakwood Infant and Nursery School
Derby, primary
1.00 2026 School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
25 Pear Tree Infant School
Derby, primary
1.00 2026 Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
26 Redwood Primary School
Derby, primary
1.00 2026 School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
27 Springfield Primary School
Derby, primary
1.00 2026 School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
28 St Alban's Catholic Voluntary Academy
Derby, primary
1.00 2026 School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
29 St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy
Derby, primary
1.00 2026 Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
30 Village Primary Academy
Derby, primary
1.00 2026 School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
31 Arboretum Primary School
Derby, primary
0.99 2026 Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
32 Cherry Tree Hill Primary School
Derby, primary
0.99 2026 School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
33 Hardwick Primary School
Derby, primary
0.98 2026 Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
34 St George's Catholic Voluntary Academy
Derby, primary
0.98 2026 Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
35 St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy
Derby, primary
0.98 2026 School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
36 Zaytouna Primary School
Derby, primary
0.98 2026 Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
37 Alvaston Infant and Nursery School
Derby, primary
0.97 2026 School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
38 Dale Community Primary School
Derby, primary
0.97 2026 School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
39 Roe Farm Primary School
Derby, primary
0.97 2026 Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
40 Asterdale Primary School
Derby, primary
0.96 2026 Strong standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
41 Beaufort Primary School
Derby, primary
0.96 2026 Requires improvement (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
42 Cavendish Close Infant School
Derby, primary
0.96 2026 School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
43 Landau Forte Academy Moorhead
Derby, primary
0.96 2026 Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
44 Akaal Primary School
Derby, primary
0.95 2026 Requires improvement (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
45 Breadsall Hill Top Primary School
Derby, primary
0.95 2026 Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
46 Chaddesden Park Primary School
Derby, primary
0.95 2026 Strong standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
47 Chellaston Infant School
Derby, primary
0.95 2026 Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
48 St James' Church of England Aided Infant School
Derby, primary
0.95 2026 School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
49 Walter Evans Church of England Aided Primary School
Derby, primary
0.95 2026 School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
50 Ridgeway Infant School
Derby, primary
0.94 2026 School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
51 Shelton Infant School
Derby, primary
0.94 2026 Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
52 Bishop Lonsdale Church of England Primary School and Nursery
Derby, primary
0.93 2026 Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
53 Reigate Park Primary Academy
Derby, primary
0.93 2026 Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
54 Brackensdale Spencer Academy
Derby, primary
0.92 2026 Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
55 Ravensdale Infant and Nursery School
Derby, primary
0.92 2026 Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
56 Rosehill Infant and Nursery School
Derby, primary
0.92 2026 Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
57 Wren Park Primary School
Derby, primary
0.92 2026 Needs attention (Ofsted report card (current framework))
58 Oak Grange Primary School
Derby, primary
0.91 2026 Strong standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
59 Derby Cathedral School
Derby, secondary
0.90 2026 Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
60 Portway Infant School
Derby, primary
0.90 2026 School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
61 Allestree Woodlands School
Derby, secondary
0.87 2026 Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
62 Lees Brook Academy
Derby, secondary
0.85 2026 Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
63 St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy
Derby, primary
0.85 2026 Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
64 St Werburgh's CofE Primary School
Derby, primary
0.84 2026 Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
65 Saint Benedict, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
Derby, secondary
0.83 2026 School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
66 Murray Park Community School
Derby, secondary
0.82 2026 Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
67 Noel-Baker Academy
Derby, secondary
0.82 2026 Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
68 Derby Moor Spencer Academy
Derby, secondary
0.81 2026 School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
69 Ashgate Primary School
Derby, primary
0.79 2026 Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
70 Derby St Chad's CofE Nursery and Infant School
Derby, primary
0.79 2026 Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
71 Mickleover Primary School
Derby, primary
0.79 2026 School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
72 Carlyle Infant and Nursery Academy
Derby, primary
0.78 2026 School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
73 Firs Primary School
Derby, primary
0.77 2026 Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
74 City of Derby Academy
Derby, secondary
0.63 2026 Requires improvement (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
75 The Bemrose School
Derby, all through
0.63 2026 Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
76 Da Vinci Academy
Derby, secondary
0.56 2026 Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
77 Alvaston Moor Academy
Derby, secondary
0.55 2026 Requires improvement (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))

Figures from the Department for Education, applications and offers. 77 schools in Derby have a published per-place figure. Schools with too few places for the figure to mean anything are left off. All schools in Derby · How we compare schools.