The Derby High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 6 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Bury
- Unique reference
- 105355
- Address
- Radcliffe Road, Redvales, BL9 9NH
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 951 (94% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.7%
- Girls
- 50.3%
- First language not English
- 36%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 34.7%
- Persistent absence
- 24.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.5%
Pakistani 45.4%
White British 33.9%
Mixed 4.2%
Other 3.4%
Other White 3.3%
Other Asian 3%
African 2.9%
Other Black 0.8%
Unclassified 0.8%
Irish 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Chinese 0.5%
Caribbean 0.4%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 31%
Local authority average 28%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 40%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 45.8
Local authority average 43.4
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.01
Local authority average 3.77
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 7 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 19 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 10 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 35 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 32 |
| Biology | GCSE | 52 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 50 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 52 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 26 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 42 |
Admissions
The Derby High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 177
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 209
- 2nd preference
- 161
- 3rd preference
- 101
- From another Local Authority
- 8
Offers
- 1st preference
- 171
- 2nd preference
- 6
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 185 87 98 |
| Year 8 | 199 106 93 |
| Year 9 | 193 104 89 |
| Year 10 | 189 88 101 |
| Year 11 | 185 88 97 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 92.0% 87.8% 85.5% |
Further education | 43.0% 44.6% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 1.9% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 49.0% 41.0% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 2.1% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 3.1% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 5.3% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.8% 3.0% |