Lees Brook Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Sept 19 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Not available
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Derby
- Unique reference
- 143934
- Address
- Morley Road, Chaddesden, DE21 4QX
- Website
- http://www.leesbrook.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1101 (90% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.7%
- Girls
- 48.3%
- First language not English
- 9.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 36.8%
- Persistent absence
- 22.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.8%
White British 79.2%
Other White 4.8%
Mixed 4.4%
African 3.7%
Unclassified 2.6%
Pakistani 1.1%
Other 1%
Other Asian 0.8%
Indian 0.5%
Other Black 0.5%
Chinese 0.5%
Irish 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Caribbean 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 17%
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 41.4
Local authority average 42.2
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.43
Local authority average 3.72
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 17 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 19 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 32 |
| Biology | GCSE | 52 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 51 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 30 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 21 |
Admissions
Lees Brook Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 184
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 150
- 2nd preference
- 143
- 3rd preference
- 37
- From another Local Authority
- 12
Offers
- 1st preference
- 150
- 2nd preference
- 20
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 209 105 104 |
| Year 8 | 216 105 111 |
| Year 9 | 201 101 100 |
| Year 10 | 183 103 80 |
| Year 11 | 210 110 100 |
| Year 12 | 57 31 26 |
| Year 13 | 18 9 9 |
| Year 14 | 7 5 2 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 69.0% 79.5% 85.5% |
Further education | 55.0% 47.6% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 6.0% 28.5% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 6.0% 2.7% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 2.6% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 14.0% 4.9% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 10.0% 8.4% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 4.7% 3.0% |