Murray Park Community School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Sept 21 2022 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
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Derby
- Unique reference
- 112991
- Address
- Murray Road, Mickleover, DE3 9LL
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1210 (83% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.5%
- Girls
- 49.5%
- First language not English
- 15.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 32.7%
- Persistent absence
- 21.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 28.7%
White British 66.9%
Pakistani 8%
Mixed 7.5%
Other White 5.6%
African 3.4%
Other Asian 2.1%
Indian 2%
Other 1.7%
Unclassified 1%
Chinese 0.6%
Other Black 0.4%
Irish 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 43%
Local authority average 35%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 33%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 40.6
Local authority average 42.2
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.63
Local authority average 3.72
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 26 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 24 |
| Ancient History | GCSE | 10 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 35 |
| Biology | GCSE | 49 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 72 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 49 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 16 |
Admissions
Murray Park Community School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 271
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 233
- 2nd preference
- 81
- 3rd preference
- 69
- From another Local Authority
- 37
Offers
- 1st preference
- 233
- 2nd preference
- 18
- 3rd preference
- 8
- To another Local Authority
- 22
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 277 143 134 |
| Year 8 | 279 133 146 |
| Year 9 | 222 114 108 |
| Year 10 | 218 120 98 |
| Year 11 | 214 101 113 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 75.0% 79.5% 85.5% |
Further education | 52.0% 47.6% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 22.0% 28.5% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | SP 2.7% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 2.6% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 4.9% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 10.0% 8.4% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 7.0% 4.7% 3.0% |