Derby Cathedral School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 17 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
- 1145 (80% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 47.7%
- Girls
- 52.3%
- First language not English
- 25.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 47%
- Persistent absence
- 16.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.8%
White British 39.9%
African 13.8%
Mixed 13.6%
Other White 12%
Pakistani 4.7%
Other 4.2%
Indian 2.9%
Other Asian 2.8%
Other Black 1.7%
Unclassified 1.7%
Chinese 1%
Caribbean 0.9%
Gypsy/Roma 0.4%
Irish 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 57%
Local authority average 35%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 35%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 41.4
Local authority average 42.2
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.8
Local authority average 3.72
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 52 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 3 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 18 |
| Biology | GCSE | 58 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 58 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 55 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 25 |
| English Language | GCSE | 177 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 177 |
Admissions
Derby Cathedral School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 180
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 173
- 2nd preference
- 129
- 3rd preference
- 94
- From another Local Authority
- 7
Offers
- 1st preference
- 142
- 2nd preference
- 33
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 180 92 88 |
| Year 8 | 179 83 96 |
| Year 9 | 179 103 76 |
| Year 10 | 178 98 80 |
| Year 11 | 178 83 95 |
| Year 12 | 153 55 98 |
| Year 13 | 98 32 66 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 83.0% 79.5% 85.5% |
Further education | 41.0% 47.6% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 41.0% 28.5% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 2.7% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 2.6% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 4.9% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 8.4% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 4.7% 3.0% |