Secondary school

Derby Cathedral School

  • Free School
  • ages 11–19
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Derby
  • DE1 1LR
  • Sixth form
Ofsted Good · inspected Jan 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 2,358 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 72%

Top % in England, by year
2022/23: top 73%73%2023/24: top 76%2024/25: top 72%

A-level results

#145 of 190 East Midlands sixth forms, state and independent, 2024/25

Independent and selective (grammar) schools choose their pupils, so high results partly reflect who gets in, not only teaching. Some independent schools don't publish results.

Against East Midlands

Attainment 841.5 · East Midlands 454/10 Below
Grade 5+ English and maths35.4% · East Midlands 41.6%4/10 Below
EBacc point score3.81 · East Midlands 3.925/10 Middle
Progress 8 · 2023/24-0.69 · East Midlands −0.061/10 Well below East Midlands
A level points per entry29.13 · East Midlands 33.223/10 Below
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Attainment 8
2022/23: 41.4 · 167 pupils · East Midlands 44.62023/24: 40.5 · 178 pupils · East Midlands 44.952024/25: 41.5 · 178 pupils · East Midlands 45.0541.540.5
Grade 5+ English and maths
2022/23: 30% · 167 pupils · East Midlands 41%2023/24: 34.3% · 178 pupils · East Midlands 43.8%2024/25: 35.4% · 178 pupils · East Midlands 41.6%35.4%30%
A level points per entry
2024/25: 29.13 · 87 pupils · East Midlands 33.2229.13

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in88.6%
140 of 158 who put it first2019 · 94.3%2026 · 88.6%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st158140
2nd13631
3rd965

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2023

4 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

4 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 20261,159
Free school meals (past 6 years)54.4%
First language not English25.8%
SEN support12.8%
EHC plan2.0%
Absence (sessions missed)6.2%
Persistently absent pupils16.1%

Girls 52.3%Boys 47.7%

92% full · 1,260 places · 252 in sixth form

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher18.3
Pupils per adult13.1
  • Classroom teachers 57.2
  • Leadership 6
  • Teaching assistants 9.4
  • Other support 28.7

Teachers 63.2 FTE · Whole workforce 101.3 · 107 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£8,364
Spend per pupil£7,798
Staff spend per pupil£5,806
Reserve per pupil£865
  • +£992,000revenue reserve
  • +£649,000in-year balance

Grants £8,208 · self-generated £185 · premises £364 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: DERBY DIOCESAN ACADEMY TRUST (33 academies) · trust reserve £8,749,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

178 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained89.9%
  • Education80.3%
  • Apprenticeship5.6%
  • Employment3.9%
  • Not sustained7.3%
  • Unknown2.8%