UTC Derby Pride Park

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Dec 6 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
13 - 19 y.o.
Type
Free Schools
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Not available
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Derby
Unique reference
147685
Address
Locomotive Way, DE24 8PU

Pupils

Number of Pupils
458 (60% of total capacity)
Boys
68.3%
Girls
31.7%
First language not English
12.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
27.3%
Persistent absence
24.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
10.9%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 56.1%
Mixed 8.5%
Unclassified 7.2%
Other White 7%
Other 5.2%
Pakistani 4.8%
African 4.1%
Indian 3.1%
Other Black 1.5%
Other Asian 0.9%
Irish 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Caribbean 0.4%
Chinese 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Entering EBacc

School 0%
Local authority average 35%
England average 41%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 38%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 41.8
Local authority average 42.2
England average 45.9

EBacc average point score

School 3.1
Local authority average 3.72
England average 4.08
Year 2024-2025

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionTechnical Award83
BiologyGCSE26
ChemistryGCSE26
Design & TechnologyGCSE32
English LanguageGCSE86
English LiteratureGCSE87
GeographyGCSE10
MathematicsGCSE86
PhysicsGCSE26
Science: Double AwardGCSE59
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes18.3
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 9
120
75
45
Year 10
117
77
40
Year 11
86
53
33
Year 12
99
82
17
Year 13
36
26
10
Year 2024-2025

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
63.0%
79.5%
85.5%
Further education
29.0%
47.6%
36.9%
School sixth form
34.0%
28.5%
35.2%
Sixth form college
0.0%
2.7%
12.9%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.6%
0.5%
Entering employment
0.0%
2.6%
2.6%
Entering apprenticeships
27.0%
4.9%
3.3%
Not in education or employment
7.0%
8.4%
5.7%
Destination unknown
2.0%
4.7%
3.0%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
45.0%
55.1%
60.1%
Top third higher education institutions
27.0%
16.3%
18.9%
Other study at level 4 or 5
0.0%
2.9%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
9.0%
3.5%
2.4%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

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