Littleover Community School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 20 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
- 1808 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.9%
- Girls
- 51.1%
- First language not English
- 8.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 12.1%
- Persistent absence
- 19.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 7.1%
White British 30.7%
Pakistani 28.5%
Indian 19.1%
Mixed 6.8%
Other Asian 3.2%
Other 3%
African 2.8%
Other White 1.9%
Caribbean 1.1%
Chinese 0.9%
Unclassified 0.9%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
Other Black 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.53
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.17
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 77%
Local authority average 35%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 61%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 55.3
Local authority average 42.4
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 5.25
Local authority average 3.72
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 13 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 17 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 27 |
| Biology | GCSE | 92 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 93 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 92 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 53 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 121 |
| English Language | GCSE | 288 |
Admissions
Littleover Community School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 287
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 380
- 2nd preference
- 295
- 3rd preference
- 159
- From another Local Authority
- 92
Offers
- 1st preference
- 269
- 2nd preference
- 13
- 3rd preference
- 5
- To another Local Authority
- 11
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 293 151 142 |
| Year 8 | 295 145 150 |
| Year 9 | 290 134 156 |
| Year 10 | 291 160 131 |
| Year 11 | 291 149 142 |
| Year 12 | 173 66 107 |
| Year 13 | 175 80 95 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 91.0% 79.5% 85.6% |
Further education | 41.0% 48.7% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 49.0% 28.0% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | SP 2.5% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 5.0% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 5.9% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 7.8% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.7% 1.2% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 87.0% 60.2% 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 47.0% 17.5% 23.8% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 3.6% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 2.0% 3.0% 2.2% |