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School rankings · Derby and Derbyshire and Leicestershire

Best schools in Derby

117 schools in Derby, each ranked among its council's schools of the same phase on the newest DfE results.

iSources and method

SourceDfE, key stage 2 school performance tables, 2024/25.
DfE, key stage 4 school performance tables, 2025/26.
DfE, 16 to 18 school and college performance tables, 2024/25.
DfE, 16 to 18 school and college performance tables, 2024/25.

How it is worked outEach school's league rank is its place among its council's schools of the same phase on the newest year's DfE results, the same rank as the Derby and Derbyshire and Leicestershire league tables.
The best ranked schools within reach of the town centre sit beside them; distances are as the crow flies.

Things to know
  • A dash means no figure is published for that school (DfE hides figures for small groups).

Primary schools

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SourceDfE, key stage 2 school performance tables, 2024/25.

How it is worked outRanked on 2025 KS2 results: the share reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths; the share reaching the higher standard breaks a tie. Each school's league rank is its place among its council's schools of the same phase with a figure that year; schools from several councils are listed by the same figure. England: 62%. The same rank as the league tables (how it is worked out).

Things to know
  • A dash: no figure published for that school (DfE hides figures for small groups).
  • Not ranked: Alvaston Infant and Nursery School, Ashbrook Infant School, Carlyle Infant and Nursery Academy, Castleward Spencer Academy, Cavendish Close Infant School, Chellaston Infant School, Clover Leys Spencer Academy, Derby St Chad's CofE Nursery and Infant School, Egginton Primary School, Highfields Spencer Academy, Kilburn Infant and Nursery School, Melbourne Infant & Nursery School and others: no published figure for the newest year (DfE hides figures for small year groups), or no published results.
  • Distances are as the crow flies.

Derby's own ranking

In DerbySchoolExpected standardHigher standardLeague rank
1Redhill Primary School100%28%1st (1/262) in Derbyshire
2Shardlow Primary School86%14%Top 7% (16/262) in Derbyshire
3Lawn Primary School84%14%1st (1/60) in Derby
4Griffe Field Primary School83%25%Top 4% (2/60) in Derby
5Aston-on-Trent Primary School83%17%Top 7% (18/262) in Derbyshire
6Parkview Primary School82%14%Top 5% (3/60) in Derby
7Etwall Primary School82%6%Top 10% (26/262) in Derbyshire
8Orchard Community Primary School82%2%Top 13% (26/214) in Leicestershire
9Willington Primary School81%15%Top 11% (28/262) in Derbyshire
10Gayton Junior School78%11%Top 7% (4/60) in Derby
11Melbourne Junior School78%7%Top 18% (46/262) in Derbyshire
12Hackwood Primary Academy77%10%Top 9% (5/60) in Derby
13Redwood Primary School77%8%Top 10% (6/60) in Derby
14Homefields Primary School76%13%Top 12% (7/60) in Derby
15Findern Primary School76%7%Top 22% (56/262) in Derbyshire
16Borrow Wood Primary School75%13%Top 14% (8/60) in Derby
17St George's Catholic Voluntary Academy75%12%Top 15% (9/60) in Derby
18Mickleover Primary School75%8%Top 17% (10/60) in Derby
19Draycott Community Primary School75%0%Top 24% (61/262) in Derbyshire
20Silverhill Primary School74%11%Top 19% (11/60) in Derby
21Repton Primary School73%0%Top 26% (68/262) in Derbyshire
22Springfield Primary School72%11%Top 20% (12/60) in Derby
23Kegworth Primary School71%7%Top 29% (61/214) in Leicestershire
24Wren Park Primary School70%13%Top 22% (13/60) in Derby
25St Edward's Church of England Primary School70%7%Top 34% (72/214) in Leicestershire
26Hilton Spencer Academy69%12%Top 34% (87/262) in Derbyshire
27Akaal Primary School69%8%Top 24% (14/60) in Derby
28Walter Evans Church of England Aided Primary School68%12%Top 25% (15/60) in Derby
29St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy67%15%Top 27% (16/60) in Derby
30Little Eaton Primary School67%13%Top 36% (94/262) in Derbyshire
31Ravensdale Junior School67%3%Top 29% (17/60) in Derby
32Markeaton Primary School66%7%Top 30% (18/60) in Derby
33Cavendish Close Junior Academy66%4%Top 32% (19/60) in Derby
34St Werburgh's CofE Primary School65%17%Top 34% (20/60) in Derby
35Brookfield Primary School65%3%Top 35% (21/60) in Derby
36Cherry Tree Hill Primary School64%5%Top 37% (22/60) in Derby
37Risley Lower Grammar CE (VC) Primary School64%0%Top 46% (118/262) in Derbyshire
38Wyndham Spencer Academy63%8%Top 39% (23/60) in Derby
39Ashwood Spencer Academy62%5%Top 40% (24/60) in Derby
40Meadow Farm Community Primary School61%9%Top 42% (25/60) in Derby
41Brackensdale Spencer Academy61%7%Top 44% (26/60) in Derby
42St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy61%6%Top 45% (27/60) in Derby
43Asterdale Primary School61%6%Top 45% (27/60) in Derby
44Bishop Lonsdale Church of England Primary School and Nursery61%3%Top 49% (29/60) in Derby
45Firfield Primary School60%14%Top 50% (130/262) in Derbyshire
46Ashbrook Junior School60%10%Top 50% (131/262) in Derbyshire
47Oakwood Junior School60%7%Top 50% (30/60) in Derby
48Grampian Primary Academy60%3%(31/60) in Derby
49St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy59%3%(32/60) in Derby
50The Bemrose School58%5%(33/60) in Derby
51Portway Junior School56%11%(34/60) in Derby
52Village Primary Academy56%5%(35/60) in Derby
53Chellaston Junior School56%5%(35/60) in Derby
54Zaytouna Primary School56%2%(37/60) in Derby
55Sale and Davys Church of England Primary School55%0%(170/262) in Derbyshire
56St Alban's Catholic Voluntary Academy54%12%(38/60) in Derby
57Weston-on-Trent CofE (VA) Primary School53%21%(175/262) in Derbyshire
58Dale Community Primary School53%8%(39/60) in Derby
59Landau Forte Academy Moorhead53%3%(40/60) in Derby
60St Hardulph's Church of England Primary School50%13%(175/214) in Leicestershire
61Horsley CofE (Controlled) Primary School50%6%(188/262) in Derbyshire
62Hemington Primary School50%0%(177/214) in Leicestershire
63Chaddesden Park Primary School50%0%(41/60) in Derby
64Lakeside Primary Academy48%1%(42/60) in Derby
65Beaufort Primary School47%5%(43/60) in Derby
66Reigate Park Primary Academy47%2%(44/60) in Derby
67St James' Church of England Aided Junior School46%10%(45/60) in Derby
68Shelton Junior School45%1%(46/60) in Derby
69St Peter's Church of England Aided Junior School44%7%(47/60) in Derby
70Heath Fields Primary School44%0%(210/262) in Derbyshire
71Breadsall Hill Top Primary School43%2%(48/60) in Derby
72Hardwick Primary School42%6%(49/60) in Derby
73Cottons Farm Primary Academy42%0%(50/60) in Derby
74Ash Croft Primary Academy41%0%(51/60) in Derby
75Alvaston Junior Academy41%0%(51/60) in Derby
76Roe Farm Primary School40%0%(53/60) in Derby
77Becket Primary School38%3%(54/60) in Derby
78Ashgate Primary School38%0%(55/60) in Derby
79The Curzon CofE Primary School36%5%(237/262) in Derbyshire
80Pear Tree Community Junior School36%1%(56/60) in Derby
81Church Broughton CofE Primary School33%0%(242/262) in Derbyshire
82Stenson Fields Primary Community School33%0%(242/262) in Derbyshire
83Allenton Primary School32%0%(57/60) in Derby
84Firs Primary School30%2%(58/60) in Derby
85Derwent Primary School29%5%(59/60) in Derby
86Arboretum Primary School29%0%(60/60) in Derby
87Diseworth Church of England Primary School17%0%(214/214) in Leicestershire

21 not ranked: no published figure for the newest year.

Best ranked within 3 miles

SchoolTownFrom the centreExpected standardHigher standardLeague rank
Breadsall CofE VC Primary SchoolBreadsall2.5 miles88%25%Top 5% (12/262) in Derbyshire

Secondary schools (GCSE)

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SourceDfE, key stage 4 school performance tables, 2025/26.

How it is worked outRanked on 2026 GCSE results: Attainment 8, the average grade across eight GCSEs; the share with grade 5 or above in English and maths breaks a tie. Each school's league rank is its place among its council's schools of the same phase with a figure that year; schools from several councils are listed by the same figure. England: 47.4. The same rank as the league tables (how it is worked out).

Things to know
  • A dash: no figure published for that school (DfE hides figures for small groups).
  • Distances are as the crow flies.

Derby's own ranking

In DerbySchoolAttainment 8Grade 5+ English and mathsLeague rank
1Littleover Community School54.558%1st (1/16) in Derby
2John Port Spencer Academy53.562%Top 7% (3/45) in Derbyshire
3Chellaston Academy53.156%Top 13% (2/16) in Derby
4Landau Forte College51.656%Top 19% (3/16) in Derby
5Saint Benedict, A Catholic Voluntary Academy48.444%Top 25% (4/16) in Derby
6Castle Donington College46.752%(22/43) in Leicestershire
7Allestree Woodlands School46.344%Top 32% (5/16) in Derby
8Derby Moor Spencer Academy45.741%Top 38% (6/16) in Derby
9West Park School45.340%Top 44% (7/16) in Derby
10Derby Cathedral School43.739%Top 50% (8/16) in Derby
11Murray Park Community School43.044%(9/16) in Derby
12Lees Brook Academy43.035%(10/16) in Derby
13UTC Derby Pride Park39.525%(11/16) in Derby
14Noel-Baker Academy35.228%(12/16) in Derby
15Da Vinci Academy35.025%(13/16) in Derby
16The Bemrose School34.220%(14/16) in Derby
17Alvaston Moor Academy33.627%(15/16) in Derby
18City of Derby Academy31.816%(16/16) in Derby

Best ranked within 6 miles

SchoolTownFrom the centreAttainment 8Grade 5+ English and mathsLeague rank
The Ecclesbourne SchoolBelper4.4 miles57.368%Top 5% (2/45) in Derbyshire

Sixth forms and colleges (A level)

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SourceDfE, 16 to 18 school and college performance tables, 2024/25.

How it is worked outRanked on 2025 A level results: average points per A level entry; value added breaks a tie. Each school's league rank is its place among its council's schools of the same phase with a figure that year; schools from several councils are listed by the same figure. England: 35.0. The same rank as the league tables (how it is worked out).

Things to know
  • A dash: no figure published for that school (DfE hides figures for small groups).
  • Distances are as the crow flies.

Derby's own ranking

In DerbySchoolPoints per A level entryValue addedLeague rank
1Littleover Community School39.1-0.041st (1/9) in Derby
2Landau Forte College38.1-0.02Top 23% (2/9) in Derby
3Chellaston Academy36.1+0.06Top 34% (3/9) in Derby
4John Port Spencer Academy35.1-0.09Top 30% (8/27) in Derbyshire
5Derby Moor Spencer Academy34.7+0.12Top 45% (4/9) in Derby
6Saint Benedict, A Catholic Voluntary Academy33.1-0.05(5/9) in Derby
7Allestree Woodlands School31.9-0.15(6/9) in Derby
8Derby College30.7-0.04(7/9) in Derby
9Derby Cathedral School29.1+0.03(8/9) in Derby
10UTC Derby Pride Park20.0-0.74(9/9) in Derby

Best ranked within 6 miles

SchoolTownFrom the centrePoints per A level entryValue addedLeague rank
The Ecclesbourne SchoolBelper4.4 miles39.1+0.27Top 8% (2/27) in Derbyshire

Private schools (A level)

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SourceDfE, 16 to 18 school and college performance tables, 2024/25.

How it is worked outRanked on 2025 A level results: average points per A level entry. Each school's league rank is its place among its council's schools of the same phase with a figure that year; schools from several councils are listed by the same figure. England (private schools): 43.0. The same rank as the league tables (how it is worked out).

Things to know
  • A dash: no figure published for that school (DfE hides figures for small groups).
  • Distances are as the crow flies.

Derby's own ranking

In DerbySchoolPoints per A level entryLeague rank
1Repton School42.91st (1/2) in Derbyshire
2Derby High School42.21st (1/2) in Derby

Best ranked within 12 miles

SchoolTownFrom the centrePoints per A level entryLeague rank
Trent CollegeNottingham8.1 miles39.9(2/2) in Derbyshire
Derby Grammar School2.9 miles29.2(2/2) in Derby

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