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State secondary · 13 to 19 · Mixed · 534 pupils

UTC Derby Pride Park

Locomotive Way, Derby, DE24 8PU
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COULD YOUR CHILD GET IN? · YEAR 7 2027

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Ofsted: Good · December 2023(11/16)
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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: 2,685th of 3,223 on the same figure. Band: Lower half.
(11/16)Rank among 16 Derby secondaries with results, 2026 results (Attainment 8)
See the Derby league table →
Inspection
Good, December 2023
Results
-0.73 progress 8; 39.5 attainment 8
Size
534 pupils; classes of 19
Run by
The Sheffield Utc Academy Trust
Type
University technical college
Ages
13 to 19 · Mixed
Ofsted, December 2023The 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 attitudesOutstanding
Leadership and managementGood
Strengths, and things to check
  • Progress 8: -0.73, against -0.16 in Derby.
  • Attainment 8: 39.5, against 43.8 in Derby.
  • English and maths, grade 5+: 25%, against 39% in Derby.
  • Persistently absent: 26.4%, against 23.9% in Derby.
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At a glance

Against Derby and England
This schoolDerbyEnglandHover or tap a bar for the figures
Academic
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.
-0.73
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.
39.5
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).
25%
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.
8.1%
In line with Derby
Persistently absentPupils who missed one session in ten or more. Lower is better.
26.4%
Worse than 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.
18.6
Worse than Derby
Pupils and classes
Average class sizeAverage pupils per class, from the school census. Shown for context, not as a score.
19.0
Context
Free school mealsPupils eligible for free school meals. Context for reading the results, not a measure of the school.
28%
Context
Pupils for each teacherPupils on roll for each full-time teacher, from the school workforce census. Shown for context.
16.2
Context
Derby 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.Where these figures come from →

Overview

Getting in

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  • 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.

Quality

  • Good Ofsted · inspected 6 December 2023
  • Progress 8: -0.73 (England +0.01) (county -0.16) DfE school performance tables · 2023/2024
  • Attainment 8: 39.5 (England 47.4) (county 43.8) DfE school performance tables · 2025/2026
  • English and maths grade 5 or above: 25% (England 48%) (county 39%) DfE school performance tables · 2025/2026
  • Progress, set against pupils who started with the same results: well below average DfE school performance tables · 2023/2024

Daily life

  • Absence: 8.1% of sessions missed; 26% of pupils miss 1 in 10 or more. Schools with a similar intake: 8.5% and 24% DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England: absence rates by school level · 2024/25
  • Suspensions: 19 per 100 pupils (schools with a similar intake: 17); 0 permanent exclusions DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: school level · 2024/25
  • Classes average 19.0 pupils; 0.0% of classes have more than 30 DfE, school workforce and pupil census · 2025/26
  • 16.2 pupils for each teacher DfE, school workforce · November 2025
  • Nearest stops, in a straight line: bus 272 m, rail 422 m DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes) · within 800 m
  • 50 police-reported road collisions within 500 m (0 fatal, 8 serious) DfT, Road safety data (STATS19): collisions and casualties, last five years · 2021 to 2025
  • Air: nitrogen dioxide 15.7 µg/m³, PM2.5 7.6 (1 km square, background level) DEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps · 2024

Who runs it

  • The Sheffield Utc Academy Trust, with 3 schools DfE, Get Information about Schools: group links · joined December 2019
  • Opened as an academy (university technical college) on 1 December 2019 DfE, open academies list
  • Replaced Derby Manufacturing UTC (URN 142129) DfE, Get Information about Schools: links · 30 November 2019
  • We can't compare results before and after it converted: we hold results for only one side of the date, because DfE publishes a few years at a time.

Getting in

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 →

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Results

Results

MeasureThis schoolEnglandCouncilYear
Progress 8-0.73+0.01-0.162023/2024
Attainment 839.547.443.82025/2026
English and maths grade 5 or above25%48%39%2025/2026
Average A level gradeD——2024/2025

Source: DfE school performance tables, 2023/2024, 2024/2025, 2025/2026.

League table place

TableLeague rank
GCSE (key stage 4)(11/16)
A level (16 to 18)(9/9)

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

Inspections

DateKindOutcome
6 December 2023Graded inspectionGood

Source: Ofsted, 2023.

Where leavers go

StageLeavers inPupilsIn a sustained placeOf which
After GCSEs2023/247388%In education 68%; Apprenticeship 12%; Employment 6.8%
After GCSEs2022/234190%In education 63%; Apprenticeship 27%; Employment 0.0%
After GCSEs2021/221580%In education 80%; Apprenticeship 0.0%; Employment 0.0%
After sixth form2023/243073%Further education 3.3%; Apprenticeship 23%; Employment 17%
After sixth form2022/232976%Further education 0.0%; Apprenticeship 41%; Employment 28%
After sixth form2021/221182%Further education 0.0%; Apprenticeship 27%; Employment 18%

Source: DfE, destination measures. A figure DfE hides for a small group is left out, not shown as nought. The newest year may be provisional.

Derby league tableEvery school of this phase in the council on these results.See the table →

Daily life

Absence

YearSessions missedAuthorisedUnauthorisedPupils missing 1 in 10Pupils missing 1 in 2
2024/258.1%5.6%2.5%26%1.5%
2023/248.4%6.5%1.9%27%1.4%
2022/238.5%6.8%1.7%27%1.4%
Schools with a similar intake8.5%24%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England: absence rates by school level, 2024-25. Similar intake: state schools of the same phase with free school meals in the same band (20-30%), the median of 896 schools.

Suspensions and exclusions

YearSuspensions per 100 pupilsPupils suspendedSuspensionsPermanent exclusions
2024/2518.68.9%850
2023/2424.012%870
2022/2314.48.8%380
Schools with a similar intake16.8

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

Class sizes and staff

MeasureFigureYear
Average class size19.02025/26
Classes over 30 pupils0.0%2025/26
Pupils for each teacher16.2November 2025

Source: DfE, school workforce; school census, 2025/26.

Stops nearby

KindNearest (metres, straight line)
bus272
rail422

Source: DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes), current. A stop across a railway or main road may be a long walk. Bus frequency is not held.

Road collisions within 500 m

YearCollisions
202510
202414
202314
20227
20215

Source: DfT, Road safety data (STATS19): collisions and casualties, last five years, 2021 to 2025. 8 serious and 0 fatal in all; 12 involved a pedestrian, 11 a cyclist. Only collisions with an injury reported to police are counted.

Air quality

PollutantAnnual mean (µg/m³)Year
NO215.72024
PM1012.12024
PM257.62024

Source: DEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps. A 1 km background figure: not the air at the school gate beside a busy road.

Pupils

Who goes there

MeasureShare of pupilsYear
Eligible for free school meals28%2025/26
First language other than English13%2025/26
SEN support10%2025/26
Education, health and care plan2.4%2025/26
Girls34%2025/26

Source: DfE, schools, pupils and their characteristics; special educational needs, 2025/26.

Who runs it

Who runs it

  • The Sheffield Utc Academy Trust, with 3 schools DfE, Get Information about Schools: group links · joined December 2019
  • Opened as an academy (university technical college) on 1 December 2019 DfE, open academies list
  • Replaced Derby Manufacturing UTC (URN 142129) DfE, Get Information about Schools: links · 30 November 2019
  • We can't compare results before and after it converted: we hold results for only one side of the date, because DfE publishes a few years at a time.

Area

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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, 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 (this school)
  • How we check these figures: How we know

More in schools in Derby and the Derby league table. School register: DfE Get Information about Schools, updated 17 October 2026.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sources are named beside each figure. How we know · All sources.