Littleover Community School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 19 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Derby
- Unique reference
- 112956
- Address
- Pastures Hill, Littleover, DE23 4BZ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1822 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.3%
- Girls
- 51.7%
- First language not English
- 9.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 13.4%
- Persistent absence
- 11.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 7.6%
White British 29.5%
Pakistani 28.4%
Indian 20.1%
Mixed 6.9%
Other 3.7%
Other Asian 3%
African 3%
Other White 2.1%
Caribbean 0.9%
Chinese 0.9%
Unclassified 0.7%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Other Black 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 75%
Local authority average 35%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 58%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 52.6
Local authority average 42.2
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.91
Local authority average 3.72
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 35 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 8 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 8 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 22 |
| Biology | GCSE | 94 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 91 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 94 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 45 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 127 |
| English Language | GCSE | 291 |
Admissions
Littleover Community School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 294
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 362
- 2nd preference
- 335
- 3rd preference
- 205
- From another Local Authority
- 82
Offers
- 1st preference
- 275
- 2nd preference
- 13
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 12
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 292 139 153 |
| Year 8 | 295 150 145 |
| Year 9 | 292 145 147 |
| Year 10 | 292 138 154 |
| Year 11 | 293 162 131 |
| Year 12 | 188 81 107 |
| Year 13 | 170 65 105 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 90.0% 79.5% 85.5% |
Further education | 42.0% 47.6% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 48.0% 28.5% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 2.7% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 2.6% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 4.9% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 2.0% 8.4% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 4.7% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 83.0% 55.1% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 38.0% 16.3% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 2.9% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 5.0% 3.5% 2.4% |