West Park School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 3 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Derby
- Unique reference
- 136634
- Address
- West Road, Spondon, DE21 7BT
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1463 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.7%
- Girls
- 51.3%
- First language not English
- 5.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 24.2%
- Persistent absence
- 26.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.9%
White British 85.2%
Mixed 6%
Other White 4.1%
African 1.2%
Indian 0.8%
Other Asian 0.5%
Other 0.5%
Caribbean 0.4%
Chinese 0.4%
Pakistani 0.3%
Other Black 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Unclassified 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 55%
Local authority average 35%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 51%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 48.6
Local authority average 42.2
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.34
Local authority average 3.72
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 280 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 24 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 108 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 40 |
| Biology | GCSE | 38 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 38 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 96 |
| English Language | GCSE | 286 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 285 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 38 |
Admissions
West Park School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 289
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 302
- 2nd preference
- 91
- 3rd preference
- 45
- From another Local Authority
- 75
Offers
- 1st preference
- 279
- 2nd preference
- 9
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 51
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 301 138 163 |
| Year 8 | 295 137 158 |
| Year 9 | 290 138 152 |
| Year 10 | 286 146 140 |
| Year 11 | 291 153 138 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 79.0% 79.5% 85.5% |
Further education | 49.0% 47.6% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 10.0% 28.5% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 19.0% 2.7% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 2.6% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 8.0% 4.9% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 8.4% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 4.7% 3.0% |