Derby Cathedral School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 18 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 19 y.o.
- Type
- Free Schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Not available
- Religious Character
- Church of England
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Derby
- Unique reference
- 143734
- Address
- Great Northern Road, DE1 1LR
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1006 (69% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.4%
- Girls
- 50.6%
- First language not English
- 21%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 42.7%
- Persistent absence
- 25.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.1%
White British 46.9%
Mixed 13.8%
Other White 11.2%
African 10%
Other 3.3%
Pakistani 3.2%
Other Asian 2.7%
Indian 2.4%
Other Black 1.8%
Unclassified 1.8%
Caribbean 1.1%
Chinese 0.9%
Gypsy/Roma 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.41
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.17
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 61%
Local authority average 35%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 30%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 41.4
Local authority average 42.4
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.74
Local authority average 3.72
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 28 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 20 |
| Biology | GCSE | 63 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 49 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 63 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 15 |
| English Language | GCSE | 174 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 173 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 31 |
Admissions
Derby Cathedral School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 179
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 174
- 2nd preference
- 125
- 3rd preference
- 84
- From another Local Authority
- 8
Offers
- 1st preference
- 147
- 2nd preference
- 28
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 177 82 95 |
| Year 8 | 178 102 76 |
| Year 9 | 174 93 81 |
| Year 10 | 181 83 98 |
| Year 11 | 178 96 82 |
| Year 12 | 118 41 77 |