The Derby High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 7 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
- 953 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.6%
- Girls
- 50.4%
- First language not English
- 32.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 32%
- Persistent absence
- 26.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.6%
Pakistani 44.6%
White British 38.2%
Mixed 4.2%
Other White 2.6%
Other Asian 2.6%
Other 2.5%
African 2%
Other Black 0.9%
Unclassified 0.7%
Caribbean 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.4
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.14
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 46%
Local authority average 32%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 35%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 43.4
Local authority average 44.8
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.7
Local authority average 3.89
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 10 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 8 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 19 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 41 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 3 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 22 |
| Biology | GCSE | 63 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 46 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 63 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 19 |
Admissions
The Derby High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 179
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 253
- 2nd preference
- 138
- 3rd preference
- 71
- From another Local Authority
- 9
Offers
- 1st preference
- 167
- 2nd preference
- 11
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 201 106 95 |
| Year 8 | 194 105 89 |
| Year 9 | 193 88 105 |
| Year 10 | 184 88 96 |
| Year 11 | 181 86 95 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 88.0% 86.0% 85.6% |
Further education | 45.0% 43.9% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 2.4% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 43.0% 39.5% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.2% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 5.0% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 2.7% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 5.8% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.5% 1.2% |