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State all-through · 3 to 19 · Mixed · 1,429 pupils

The Bemrose School

Uttoxeter New Road, Derby, DE22 3HU
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Ofsted: Good · March 2024(14/16)Fewer first choices than places (2026)
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Summary

The key facts, in one place
GCSE (key stage 4) The league rank: the school's place among its council's schools of the same phase on the newest year's DfE results, the same rank as on the Schools map. In England: 3,090th of 3,223 on the same figure. Band: Lower half.
(14/16)Rank among 16 Derby secondaries with results, 2026 results (Attainment 8)
See the Derby league table →
Inspection
Good, March 2024
Getting in
Not full for Year 7 2026
Results
-0.40 progress 8; 34.2 attainment 8
Size
1,429 pupils; 179 places a year; classes of 22
Run by
Derby council
Type
Foundation school
Ages
3 to 19 · Mixed
Strengths, and things to check
  • Suspensions per 100 pupils: 3.6, against 13.9 in Derby.
  • Higher standard: 5%, against 6% in Derby.
  • Progress 8: -0.40, against -0.16 in Derby.
  • Attainment 8: 34.2, against 43.8 in Derby.
Could your child get in?We hold no offer-day distances for this school yet. Enter your postcode to see how far it is from your home.Check a postcode ↓ Schools for usRank every school near you by the measures that matter to your family, each reason shown.Rank schools →

At a glance

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SourceWhere these figures come from

How it is worked outDerby and England: DfE's own averages for results. For the rest, the middle state secondary school of the same phase, from every school we hold, since DfE publishes no council figure we hold.

Against Derby and England
This schoolDerbyEnglandHover or tap a bar for the figures
Academic
Expected standardThe share of Year 6 pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths together, from the key stage 2 tests and teacher assessment.
58%
In line with Derby
Higher standardThe share who reached the higher standard in all three. A small year group can swing this a lot from one year to the next.
5%
Worse than Derby
Progress 8How far pupils progressed between the end of primary school and GCSEs, against pupils across England who started at the same level. 0 is average; +0.5 means half a grade better in each subject.
-0.40
Worse than Derby
Attainment 8The average GCSE score across eight subjects, including English and maths counted twice. A grade 5 in all eight would score 50.
34.2
Worse than Derby
English and maths, grade 5+The share of pupils with grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE (a strong pass).
20%
Worse than Derby
Attendance and behaviour
Sessions missedHalf-day sessions missed, authorised or not, as a share of all sessions in the school year (DfE pupil absence). Lower is better.
7.7%
In line with Derby
Persistently absentPupils who missed one session in ten or more. Lower is better.
24.2%
In line with Derby
Suspensions per 100 pupilsSuspensions in the school year for every 100 pupils on roll. Lower is better; one or two incidents move a small school a lot.
3.6
Better than Derby
Pupils and classes
Average class sizeAverage pupils per class, from the school census. Shown for context, not as a score.
21.8
Context
Free school mealsPupils eligible for free school meals. Context for reading the results, not a measure of the school.
47%
Context
Pupils for each teacherPupils on roll for each full-time teacher, from the school workforce census. Shown for context.
16.0
Context
Demand for places
First choices per placeFamilies who put this school first, for each Year 7 place in 2026 (DfE applications and offers). Above 1 means more first choices than places.
0.6
Less sought after than Derby
COULD YOUR CHILD GET IN? · YEAR 7 2027
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SourceCouncil offer-day figures; none held for this school yet.

How it is worked outThe bars show how far the last place offered reached each year. A full bar means everyone who applied was offered a place; a dash means we hold no distance for that year. Your postcode is set against each year's last distance.

Things to know
  • A record of past years, not a promise: the distance changes every year with who applies.

We hold no offer-day distances for this school yet. Enter your postcode to see how far it is from your home.

Free, no account needed. Your postcode is used for this check and not kept.

Offers

How far offers reached

How far away the last child offered a place under the distance rule lived, as the council measures it. It changes every year with who applies: a record, not a promise. Children with a higher priority can be offered places from further away.

Year 7. Distance of the last child offered a place on offer day. What the last distance means →

Could you get in?Enter a home or postcode: we set it against every year's last offer and this school's rules.

Results

Quality

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SourceOfsted · inspected 13 March 2024
DfE school performance tables · 2023/2024
DfE school performance tables · 2025/2026

  • Good
  • Progress 8: -0.40 (England +0.01) (county -0.16)
  • Attainment 8: 34.2 (England 47.4) (county 43.8)
  • English and maths grade 5 or above: 20% (England 48%) (county 39%)

Results

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SourceDfE school performance tables, 2023/2024, 2024/2025, 2025/2026.

MeasureThis schoolEnglandCouncilYear
Progress 8-0.40+0.01-0.162023/2024
Attainment 834.247.443.82025/2026
English and maths grade 5 or above20%48%39%2025/2026
Reading, writing and maths: expected standard58%62%57%2024/2025
Reading, writing and maths: higher standard5%8%6%2024/2025
Average A level gradeC-——2024/2025

League table place

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SourceDfE school performance tables: the newest year's results, place among the council's schools of the same phase.

TableLeague rank
Primary (key stage 2)(33/60)
GCSE (key stage 4)(14/16)

Where leavers go

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SourceDfE, destination measures.

Things to know
  • A figure DfE hides for a small group is left out, not shown as nought. The newest year may be provisional.
StageLeavers inPupilsIn a sustained placeOf which
After GCSEs2023/2415874%In education 71%; Apprenticeship 1.9%; Employment 1.3%
After GCSEs2022/2316871%In education 67%; Apprenticeship 0.6%; Employment 3.6%
After GCSEs2021/2212873%In education 67%; Apprenticeship 3.1%; Employment 2.3%
After sixth form2023/242868%Further education 7.1%; Apprenticeship 3.6%; Employment 11%
After sixth form2022/233067%Further education 3.3%; Apprenticeship 10%; Employment 13%
After sixth form2021/223174%Further education 6.5%; Apprenticeship 9.7%; Employment 16%
Derby league tableEvery school of this phase in the council on these results.See the table →

Daily life and who goes there

Daily life

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SourceDfE, Pupil absence in schools in England: absence rates by school level · 2024/25
DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: school level · 2024/25
DfE, school workforce and pupil census · 2025/26
DfE, school workforce · November 2025
DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes) · within 800 m
DfT, Road safety data (STATS19): collisions and casualties, last five years · 2021 to 2025
DEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps · 2024

  • Absence: 7.7% of sessions missed; 24% of pupils miss 1 in 10 or more. Schools with a similar intake: 9.7% and 29%
  • Suspensions: 4 per 100 pupils (schools with a similar intake: 26); 2 permanent exclusions
  • Classes average 21.8 pupils; 5.0% of classes have more than 30
  • 16.0 pupils for each teacher
  • Nearest stops, in a straight line: bus 115 m
  • 38 police-reported road collisions within 500 m (1 fatal, 8 serious)
  • Air: nitrogen dioxide 11.5 µg/m³, PM2.5 7.3 (1 km square, background level)

Absence

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SourceDfE, Pupil absence in schools in England: absence rates by school level, 2024-25.

Things to know
  • Similar intake: state schools of the same phase with free school meals in the same band (40% or more), the median of 758 schools.
YearSessions missedAuthorisedUnauthorisedPupils missing 1 in 10Pupils missing 1 in 2
2024/257.7%2.3%5.4%24%1.1%
2023/247.6%2.4%5.2%26%0.9%
2022/238.3%3.0%5.3%28%0.7%
Schools with a similar intake9.7%29%

Suspensions and exclusions

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SourceDfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: school level, 2024-25.

YearSuspensions per 100 pupilsPupils suspendedSuspensionsPermanent exclusions
2024/253.62.4%522
2023/241.51.1%210
2022/231.61.3%210
Schools with a similar intake25.9

Class sizes and staff

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SourceDfE, school workforce; school census, 2025/26.

MeasureFigureYear
Average class size21.82025/26
Classes over 30 pupils5.0%2025/26
Pupils for each teacher16.0November 2025

Stops nearby

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SourceDfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes), current.

Things to know
  • A stop across a railway or main road may be a long walk. Bus frequency is not held.
KindNearest (metres, straight line)
bus115

Road collisions within 500 m

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SourceDfT, Road safety data (STATS19): collisions and casualties, last five years, 2021 to 2025.

Things to know
  • 8 serious and 1 fatal in all; 10 involved a pedestrian, 4 a cyclist. Only collisions with an injury reported to police are counted.
YearCollisions
20258
20247
20238
20227
20218

Air quality

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SourceDEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps.

Things to know
  • A 1 km background figure: not the air at the school gate beside a busy road.
PollutantAnnual mean (µg/m³)Year
NO211.52024
PM1011.82024
PM257.32024

Who goes there

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SourceDfE, schools, pupils and their characteristics; special educational needs, 2025/26.

MeasureShare of pupilsYear
Eligible for free school meals47%2025/26
First language other than English61%2025/26
SEN support8.7%2025/26
Education, health and care plan4.4%2025/26
Girls52%2025/26

Ofsted

Ofsted, March 2024The judgements from the school's latest inspection. Reports from November 2025 use Ofsted's new report card, with different headings; we show whichever the latest report uses.Read the report ↗
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Leadership and managementGood

Inspections

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SourceOfsted, 2024.

DateKindOutcome
13 March 2024Graded inspectionGood

Admissions

Getting in

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SourceDfE, school applications and offers · Year 7 2026

  • 113 families put it first for 179 places; every one of them got in
  • We hold no catchment map for this school, so we can't say which addresses are inside it.
  • We can't tell how far Year 7 places reached: we hold no offer-day figures for this school. Ask the council or the school for the last distance offered.

Applications and offers, DfE

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SourceDfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school level, Open Government Licence), 2015 to 2026.

Things to know
  • Families name up to three schools, so most applications are somebody's second or third choice.
EntryYearPlacesFirst choicesAny choiceFirst choices offered
Year 72026179113317113
Reception202653428242
Year 72025194111313110
Reception202533247124
Year 72024181109213109
Reception202439275727
Year 72023197121246121
Reception202338276227
Year 720221879419194
Reception202242346134

Who runs it

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SourceDfE, Get Information about Schools

  • Foundation school is run by its local council (Derby), not by an academy trust.

Fees and clubs

State schools charge no tuition fees. Breakfast clubs, after-school clubs and holiday clubs are set by each school: ask the school what it runs and what it costs.

Childcare costsWhat wraparound care and early years places cost, and what funding covers.See costs →

Nearby

Schools nearby

Derby Cathedral School0.5 miMurray Park Community School1.2 miLandau Forte College1.4 miLittleover Community School1.5 miCompare side by side →

Nurseries nearby

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SourceOfsted early years register.

Derby Montessori School0.1 miles
The Cottage Private Day Nursery (55 Bedford Street)0.2 miles
The Cottage Private Day Nursery0.2 miles
Thornhill Day Nursery - Tommies Childcare0.2 miles
Homes in reach of this schoolLook up any home near here: its sales, an open-data valuation, and which schools it keeps in reach.Search homes →

Sources

  • DEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps
  • DfE school performance tables
  • DfE school performance tables: the newest year's results, place among the council's schools of the same phase
  • DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school level, Open Government Licence)
  • DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England: absence rates by school level
  • DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: school level
  • DfE, destination measures
  • DfE, school workforce; school census
  • DfE, schools, pupils and their characteristics; special educational needs
  • DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes)
  • DfT, Road safety data (STATS19): collisions and casualties, last five years
  • Ofsted
  • School register: DfE Get Information about Schools, updated 17 October 2026 (this school)
  • How we check these figures: How we know

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