Secondary school

UTC Derby Pride Park

  • University Technical College
  • ages 13–19
  • Mixed
  • Derby
  • DE24 8PU
  • Sixth form
Ofsted Good · inspected Dec 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 2,289 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 70%

Top % in England, by year
2016/17: top 96%96%2017/18: top 96%2018/19: top 99%2021/22: top 98%2022/23: top 88%2023/24: top 94%2024/25: top 70%No exams

Against East MidlandsArrows: East Midlands rank change since 2018/19

Attainment 842 · East Midlands 454/10 Below
Grade 5+ English and maths38.4% · East Midlands 41.6%5/10 Middle
EBacc point score3.11 · East Midlands 3.922/10 Well below East Midlands
Progress 8 · 2023/24-0.73 · East Midlands −0.061/10 Well below East Midlands+6.3 pts
A level points per entry20 · East Midlands 33.2Small cohort: 16 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2016/17: 35 · 107 pupils · East Midlands 452017/18: 34.3 · 53 pupils · East Midlands 44.652018/19: 30.3 · 79 pupils · East Midlands 45.72021/22: 34.3 · 15 pupils · East Midlands 47.52022/23: 37.6 · 41 pupils · East Midlands 44.62023/24: 34.5 · 73 pupils · East Midlands 44.952024/25: 42 · 86 pupils · East Midlands 45.054230.3No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 36% · 107 pupils · East Midlands 39%2017/18: 21% · 53 pupils · East Midlands 39.5%2018/19: 18% · 79 pupils · East Midlands 40%2021/22: 27% · 15 pupils · East Midlands 46%2022/23: 34% · 41 pupils · East Midlands 41%2023/24: 31.5% · 73 pupils · East Midlands 43.8%2024/25: 38.4% · 86 pupils · East Midlands 41.6%38.4%18%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: withheld2016/17: 18.33 · 33 pupils · East Midlands 28.822017/18: 6.15 · 8 pupils · East Midlands 29.892018/19: 28.04 · 25 pupils · East Midlands 30.462021/22: withheld (5 pupils)2022/23: withheld (5 pupils)2023/24: 20 · 10 pupils · East Midlands 31.622024/25: 20 · 16 pupils · East Midlands 33.2228.046.15No exams

Withheld 2015/16, 2021/22, 2022/23

Getting in

No admissions figures or last distance offered published

Inspections · 2018–2023

  1. 2018Inadequateas predecessor
  2. 2018Ungraded visitas predecessor
  3. 2019Ungraded visitas predecessor
  4. 2023Good

5 strong areas

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

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026534
Free school meals (past 6 years)39.9%
First language not English12.2%
SEN support10.9%
EHC plan1.8%
Absence (sessions missed)8.1%
Persistently absent pupils26.4%

Girls 31.7%Boys 68.3%

89% full · 600 places · 135 in sixth form

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 2 Sep 2024 · 53 responses (14.6% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school96.2% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school98.1% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved98.1% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 73.6% not applicable71.4% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year90.6% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 39.6% not applicable96.9% agree
  • My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed82.4% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child96.2% agree
  • My child does well at this school96.2% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing92.5% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school98.1% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school92.5% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development92.4% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent96.2% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher16.2
Pupils per adult12.0
  • Classroom teachers 29.2
  • Leadership 3.8
  • Teaching assistants 9
  • Other support 8.4

Teachers 33 FTE · Whole workforce 50.4 · 55 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,555
Spend per pupil£7,793
Staff spend per pupil£6,122
Reserve per pupil−£2,046
  • −£937,000revenue reserve
  • −£109,000in-year balance

Grants £7,541 · self-generated £13 · premises £354 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: THE SHEFFIELD UTC ACADEMY TRUST (3 academies) · trust reserve £1,401,000 · 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

73 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained87.7%
  • Education68.5%
  • Apprenticeship12.3%
  • Employment6.8%
  • Not sustained8.2%
  • Unknown4.1%

After sixth form (16–18)

30 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained73.3%
  • Education33.3%
  • Higher education30%
  • Apprenticeship23.3%
  • Employment16.7%
  • Not sustained10%
  • Unknown16.7%