Skip to main content
NSchool CompassSmarter school choices for parents and carers
  • Find Schools
  • School Compass Score
  • School Reports
  • Compare Schools
  • Local Authorities
  • Methodology
  • How It Works
  • Saved Schools
NSchool CompassSmarter school choices for parents and carers

The UK school decision platform — compare schools free, then buy one-off decision reports: Parent Report (£4.99), Admissions Advantage (£9.99), and Complete School Decision Report (£14.99).

School ReportsAdmissions Advantage — £9.99Complete Report — £14.99

Data sources

  • DfE — Get Information about Schools (GIAS)
  • Ofsted inspection reports
  • DfE admissions and appeals data
  • DfE performance and outcomes
  • Local admissions authorities

Last refresh: 14 June 2026

View data status · Methodology

Information

  • How It Works
  • Methodology
  • School Reports
  • School Compass Score
  • About
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
  • Accessibility
  • Contact
  • Support
  • Data Status

School Compass is independent and not affiliated with the DfE or Ofsted. Always verify admissions details with official sources.

  1. Home
  2. /
  3. Schools
  4. /
  5. City of Derby Academy
Back to schools

City of Derby Academy

URN
145132
Phase
Secondary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
City of Derby Academy
URN
145132
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11-16
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Limited Data

47 / 100

Limited Data

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

34

Inspection

50

Admissions Value

53

Destinations

22

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

School rankings are not currently available.

School Compass recommendation

Insufficient Data

Not enough information is available to generate a recommendation.

Get the full School Compass Parent Report →

Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: Moderate competition
  • Admissions risk: Moderate risk

Plan a balanced application list

Get the full Parent Report

Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Recommended application mix
  • Alternative schools
  • Admissions warnings

View Parent Report options →

Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Average
  • National comparison: Similar to national average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

View full Crime & Safety analysis in Parent Report

Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

View full Crime & Safety analysis in Parent Report →

Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

Parent Report unavailable

Parent Report not available — insufficient data

We do not have enough official performance and admissions data to produce a confident Parent Report for this school. Use the free school profile and compare tool instead — we will not charge for a report we cannot stand behind.

View free school profileCompare schools

Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

Admissions Advantage previews are not currently available for this school.

Admissions Advantage unavailable

Admissions Advantage not available — insufficient school data

We do not have enough official performance and admissions data to produce a confident Parent Report for this school. Use the free school profile and compare tool instead — we will not charge for a report we cannot stand behind.

Complete Report unavailable

Complete Report not available — insufficient school data

We do not have enough official data to produce a confident Complete School Decision Report for this school.

Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
7 May 2024
Inspection date
19 March 2024
Inspection type
Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Requires improvement

    Graded 7 May 2024

  • Quality of education

    Requires improvement

    Graded 7 May 2024

  • Behaviour and attitudes

Admissions

Moderate pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Secondary Transfer in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

179

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

203

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

133

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

1.13×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

Use these official links to submit your application. Deadlines and portals are set by your local authority — always confirm the latest dates before you apply.

Local authority
Derby
Admissions portal
North Northamptonshire admissions
Application deadline
31 October 2026 (on-time deadline for secondary entry, September 2027)
School website
www.cityofderbyacademy.org

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 4 (secondary)

Key stage 4 (secondary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 4 performance for academic year 2024/25. Progress 8 is not published for this academic year.

Attainment 8

Attainment 8

34.8

Progress 8

Progress 8

Not published

English and maths grade 5 or above

English & maths 5+

26.2%

English and maths grade 4 or above

English & maths 4+

41.4%

EBacc entry

EBacc entry

9.4%

EBacc achievement

Location

DE24 3AR - Farmhouse Road, Sinfin, Derby, Derbyshire

Contact details

Address
Farmhouse Road, Sinfin, Derby, Derbyshire
Postcode
DE24 3AR
Phone
1332270450
Website
www.cityofderbyacademy.org
Visit websiteOpen in Google Maps

Administrative details

Local authority name
Derby
Local authority code
831

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 298 schools in Derby.

Authority statistics

Total schools

298

Open schools

117

Closed schools

178

Primary schools

158

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Good

    Graded 7 May 2024

  • Personal development

    Good

    Graded 7 May 2024

  • Leadership and management

    Good

    Graded 7 May 2024

  • View official Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)

    Inspection history

    Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    7 May 202419 March 2024Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1Requires improvementView report for inspection published 7 May 2024
    • Requires improvement

      Published
      7 May 2024
      Inspected
      19 March 2024
      Type
      Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    65.5%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 112

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    EBacc achievement

    0.5%

    Key stage 4 destinations

    Key stage 4 destinations data for leaver academic year 2022/23

    Sustained destination measures for pupils who completed key stage 4 in 2022/23 (destinations in 2023/24).

    Education destination

    Education %

    72.0%

    Employment destination

    Employment %

    3.0%

    Apprenticeship destination

    Apprenticeships %

    1.0%

    Not in education, employment or training

    NEET %

    18.0%

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    71

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary158 (54.7%)
    • Secondary71 (24.6%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other60 (20.8%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Sinfin Community School0 mSecondaryClosed
    City of Derby Academy0 mSecondaryClosed
    Ash Croft Primary School288 mPrimaryClosed
    Ash Croft Primary Academy288 mPrimaryOpen
    Stenson Fields Primary Community School471 mPrimaryOpen
    Redwood Junior School616 mPrimaryClosed
    Redwood Primary School616 mPrimaryOpen
    Grampian Primary Academy901 mPrimaryOpen
    Grampian Primary School901 mPrimaryClosed
    Cottons Farm Primary Academy1.3 kmPrimaryOpen
    • Sinfin Community School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Closed
    • City of Derby Academy
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Closed
    • Ash Croft Primary School
      Distance
      288 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Ash Croft Primary Academy
      Distance
      288 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Secondary) and local authority (Derby)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Allestree Woodlands SchoolSecondaryDE22 2LWOpen
    Alvaston Moor AcademySecondaryDE24 0ANOpen
    Bemrose SchoolSecondary-Closed
    Buxton College SchoolSecondary-Closed
    Buxton Girls' SchoolSecondary-Closed
    • Allestree Woodlands School
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      DE22 2LW
      Status
      Open
    • Alvaston Moor Academy
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      DE24 0AN
      Status
      Open
    • Bemrose School
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      -
      Status
      Closed
    • Buxton College School
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      -
      Status
      Closed
    • Buxton Girls' School
    Stenson Fields Primary Community School
    Distance
    471 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Redwood Junior School
    Distance
    616 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Redwood Primary School
    Distance
    616 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Grampian Primary Academy
    Distance
    901 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Grampian Primary School
    Distance
    901 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Cottons Farm Primary Academy
    Distance
    1.3 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Phase
    Secondary
    Postcode
    -
    Status
    Closed