Schools in Derby

78 schools with published admissions figures

The newest figures for each school. "1st prefs per place" is how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out. It measures demand, not whether a child would get a place. A dash means the figure is not available.

How the 2026 round went in Derby

Primary

Offered their first choice 94.4%
Of families applying for a primary place for September 2026. Against 86.0% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 99.1%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 2,643
Applications received for a primary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 94.4% of families applying for a primary place here were offered their first choice, and 99.1% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 8.4 points higher than in 2016, when it was 86.0%.

The council's primary schools between them had 3,564 places for 2,643 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Secondary

Offered their first choice 81.7%
Of families applying for a secondary place for September 2026. Against 85.9% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 94.5%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 3,099
Applications received for a secondary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 81.7% of families applying for a secondary place here were offered their first choice, and 94.5% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 4.2 points lower than in 2016, when it was 85.9%.

The council's secondary schools between them had 3,747 places for 3,099 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Source: Department for Education, applications and offers. The same round across England.

If a family is refused a place

In 2026, families in Derby lodged 581 appeals about a school place.

442 of them were heard by a panel and 65 succeeded, which is about 15 in every 100 heard.

The other 139 did not reach a panel. Most appeals that do not are withdrawn because a place comes up first.

This is a record of decisions already made. A panel hears one case at a time and decides it on what that family sets out, so these figures do not indicate what would happen in any particular appeal.

Source: Department for Education, admission appeals in England, reporting year 2026. Counts every school in this council area. The share that succeeded is taken over appeals heard by a panel, not over appeals lodged.

Secondary

School	1st prefs per place	Demand since	Latest Ofsted
Allestree Woodlands School Derby	0.87	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Alvaston Moor Academy Derby	0.55	-	Requires improvement Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Chellaston Academy Derby	1.05	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
City of Derby Academy Derby	0.63	-	Requires improvement Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Da Vinci Academy Derby	0.56	-	Expected standard Ofsted report card (current framework)
Derby Cathedral School Derby	0.90	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Derby Moor Spencer Academy Derby	0.81	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
Landau Forte College Derby	2.87	-	Outstanding Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Lees Brook Academy Derby	0.85	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Littleover Community School Derby	1.29	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Murray Park Community School Derby	0.82	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Noel-Baker Academy Derby	0.82	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Saint Benedict, A Catholic Voluntary Academy Derby	0.83	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
West Park School Derby	1.06	-	Standards maintained Ofsted ungraded inspection

Elsewhere

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