Da Vinci Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 5 2021 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
- 144066
- Address
- St Andrew's View, Breadsall, DE21 4ET
- Website
- www.davinciacademy.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 711 (87% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.2%
- Girls
- 47.8%
- First language not English
- 12.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 52.2%
- Persistent absence
- 28.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.1%
White British 74.4%
Mixed 7.9%
Other White 7.3%
African 2.7%
Other 2.1%
Unclassified 1.5%
Indian 1.1%
Pakistani 0.8%
Other Asian 0.7%
Gypsy/Roma 0.4%
Caribbean 0.3%
Other Black 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.57
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.17
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 21%
Local authority average 35%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 18%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 36.4
Local authority average 42.4
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 2.96
Local authority average 3.72
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Childcare Skills | Technical Award | 17 |
| Music Studies (General) | Technical Award | 14 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 42 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 14 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 18 |
| Biology | GCSE | 127 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 120 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 6 |
| English Language | GCSE | 128 |
Admissions
Da Vinci Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 143
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 127
- 2nd preference
- 39
- 3rd preference
- 22
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 127
- 2nd preference
- 8
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 154 87 67 |
| Year 8 | 133 72 61 |
| Year 9 | 140 68 72 |
| Year 10 | 143 71 72 |
| Year 11 | 141 73 68 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 66.0% 81.0% 86.5% |
Further education | 51.0% 50.6% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 11.0% 26.8% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 5.0% 3.1% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.5% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 8.0% 5.2% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 13.0% 5.3% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 11.0% 7.5% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 1.1% 1.0% |