The Bemrose School

General Info

Education Phase
All-through
Ofsted rating
Good
Mar 13 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 19 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Derby
Unique reference
112951
Address
Uttoxeter New Road, DE22 3HU

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1416 (86% of total capacity)
Boys
51.1%
Girls
48.9%
First language not English
60.7%
Free school meals (FSM)
41%
Persistent absence
24.5%
Special education needs (SEN)
10.6%
Pupil ethnicities
Pakistani 27.8%
White British 16.4%
African 12.6%
Other White 12.3%
Gypsy/Roma 11.6%
Mixed 6.6%
Other 3.6%
Other Asian 3.2%
Indian 3.1%
Bangladeshi 1.1%
Other Black 0.8%
Chinese 0.5%
Caribbean 0.4%
Unclassified 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingWell above average4.2
WritingAverage0.5
MathsWell above average3
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 47%
Local authority average 55%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 3%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 103
Local authority average 104
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 103
Local authority average 103
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Childcare SkillsTechnical Award11
Music Studies (General)Technical Award14
Health StudiesTechnical Award42
ArabicGCSE1
Art & DesignGCSE51
BiologyGCSE26
ChemistryGCSE25
ChineseGCSE3
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE21
Design & TechnologyGCSE21
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

The Bemrose School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
39
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
27
2nd preference
12
3rd preference
18
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
27
2nd preference
2
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes22.6
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher28
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
1
1
0
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
7
3
4
Reception, Full-time
43
21
22
Year 1
59
25
34
Year 2
58
32
26
Year 3
57
28
29
Year 4
59
30
29
Year 5
53
26
27
Year 6
55
38
17
Year 7
205
99
106
Year 8
194
102
92
Year 9
201
98
103
Year 10
190
102
88
Year 11
185
102
83
Year 12
26
10
16
Year 13
23
6
17
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
69.0%
81.0%
86.5%
Further education
51.0%
50.6%
34.7%
School sixth form
17.0%
26.8%
37.9%
Sixth form college
0.0%
3.1%
13.1%
Other education destinations
1.0%
0.5%
0.9%
Entering employment
9.0%
5.2%
3.9%
Entering apprenticeships
1.0%
5.3%
3.4%
Not in education or employment
19.0%
7.5%
5.2%
Destination unknown
2.0%
1.1%
1.0%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
78.0%
59.1%
64.0%
Top third higher education institutions
6.0%
13.9%
19.7%
Russell Group
0.0%
12.8%
17.7%
Oxford or Cambridge
0.0%
0.7%
1.0%
Other study at level 4 or 5
0.0%
3.8%
2.6%
Higher apprenticeships
0.0%
3.1%
1.7%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2019-2020 England: Year 2019-2020

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