Murray Park Community School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Sept 22 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
- 1158 (79% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.5%
- Girls
- 49.5%
- First language not English
- 17.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 31.8%
- Persistent absence
- 29.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 27.1%
White British 67.2%
Pakistani 8.5%
Mixed 6.9%
Other White 6%
African 2.9%
Other Asian 2.2%
Indian 1.9%
Other 1.4%
Unclassified 1%
Caribbean 0.6%
Irish 0.3%
Other Black 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.21
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.17
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 39%
Local authority average 35%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 35%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 40.5
Local authority average 42.4
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.55
Local authority average 3.72
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 16 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 44 |
| Ancient History | GCSE | 32 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 33 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 10 |
| Biology | GCSE | 47 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 64 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 47 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
Admissions
Murray Park Community School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 249
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 214
- 2nd preference
- 69
- 3rd preference
- 49
- From another Local Authority
- 36
Offers
- 1st preference
- 214
- 2nd preference
- 26
- 3rd preference
- 5
- To another Local Authority
- 20
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 277 134 143 |
| Year 8 | 234 117 117 |
| Year 9 | 217 119 98 |
| Year 10 | 211 102 109 |
| Year 11 | 219 113 106 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 77.0% 79.5% 85.6% |
Further education | 60.0% 48.7% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 16.0% 28.0% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 2.5% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 5.0% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 8.0% 5.9% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 9.0% 7.8% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 1.7% 1.2% |