With GCSE Results Day just around the corner, we’ve taken a look at state-funded secondary schools across Derby and Derbyshire, based on recent Progress 8 scores — a key measure that tracks how much progress students make between the end of primary school and their GCSEs.
The scores currently reflect the 2022/23 academic year, until the 2023/24 data is finalised.
To make the cut, schools needed to have:
- A Progress 8 score above the national average (above 0),
- An overall Ofsted grade of ‘Good’ or ‘Outstanding’ at their most recent inspection — covering quality of teaching, student behaviour, leadership, and safeguarding.
Here are the top 12 performing secondary schools in Derby and Derbyshire, based on the most up-to-date data available:
1. Littleover Community School
At the top of the list is this local authority-maintained secondary school and sixth form in Littleover, Derby. It was formerly rated ‘good’ overall by Ofsted. In the 2023/24 school year, it had a great Progress 8 score of 0.46 - putting it in the ‘above average’ band. | Google
2. Landau Forte College
Landau Forte is a secondary academy and sixth form in the Little Chester area, formerly rated ‘outstanding’ overall by Ofsted. In the 2023/24 school year, it had a strong Progress 8 score of 0.43 - also earning it a place in the ‘above average’ band. | Google
3. Saint Benedict Catholic Voluntary Academy
Saint Benedict is a Catholic secondary academy and sixth form in the Darley Abbey area. It was formerly rated ‘good’ overall by Ofsted. In the 2023/24 school year, it had a Progress 8 score of 0.31 - or ‘above average’. | Google
4. Murray Park Community School
This is a local authority-maintained secondary school in the Mickleover area, formerly rated ‘good’ overall by Ofsted. In the 2023/24 school year, it had a positive Progress 8 score of 0.03 - in the ‘average’ band. | Google