East Midlands
Secondary schools in Derbyshire
440 schools, 107,261 pupils. Average Attainment 8 across the authority's state secondaries is 40.3.
Ofsted across Derbyshire
Good230
Requires improvement16
Outstanding10
Inadequate3
No overall grade181
259 of these schools carry a one-word grade from before September 2024, when Ofsted stopped awarding them. The remaining 181 either have no published outcome or were inspected under the current framework, which does not give an overall grade. What changed.
Secondary schools in Derbyshire
Sorted by Attainment 8. A gap of a point or two is noise, not a ranking — read the school pages for the intake-adjusted comparison.
| School | Area | Ofsted | Attainment 8 |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary's Catholic High School, A Catholic Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | Chesterfield | Outstanding 2024 | 59.4 |
| The Ecclesbourne SchoolAcademy converter | Belper | Good 2023 | 58.3 |
| John Flamsteed Community SchoolAcademy converter | Ripley | No grade | 53.3 |
| Lady Manners SchoolFoundation school | Bakewell | No grade | 52.2 |
| John Port Spencer AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Derby | Good 2022 | 51.4 |
| Brookfield Community SchoolAcademy converter | Chesterfield | Good 2023 | 50.8 |
| Wilsthorpe SchoolAcademy converter | Nottingham | Good 2023 | 50.5 |
| Dronfield Henry Fanshawe SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Dronfield | Good 2023 | 50 |
| Heanor Gate Spencer AcademyAcademy converter | Heanor | Outstanding 2023 | 49.6 |
| St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | Buxton | No grade | 49.5 |
| Outwood Academy NewboldAcademy sponsor led | Chesterfield | Good 2022 | 48.9 |
| Queen Elizabeth's Grammar SchoolAcademy converter | Ashbourne | Good 2024 | 48.2 |
| Saint John Houghton Catholic Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | Ilkeston | No grade | 48.1 |
| Outwood Academy Hasland HallAcademy sponsor led | Chesterfield | Good 2023 | 47.5 |
| Highfields SchoolAcademy converter | Matlock | No grade | 47 |
| Granville AcademyAcademy converter | Swadlincote | No grade | 46.5 |
| Frederick Gent SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Alfreton | No grade | 46.3 |
| Anthony Gell SchoolAcademy converter | Matlock | No grade | 45.8 |
| The Bolsover SchoolAcademy converter | Chesterfield | No grade | 45 |
| New Mills SchoolCommunity school | High Peak | No grade | 44.5 |
| The Ripley AcademyAcademy converter | Ripley | No grade | 44.5 |
| Hope Valley CollegeAcademy sponsor led | Hope Valley | Good 2023 | 44.4 |
| Belper School and Sixth Form CentreFoundation school | Belper | No grade | 44.3 |
| Tibshelf Community SchoolCommunity school | Alfreton | No grade | 44.2 |
| Friesland SchoolAcademy converter | Sandiacre | Good 2023 | 44.1 |
| Chapel-en-le-Frith High SchoolCommunity school | High Peak | No grade | 43.8 |
| Glossopdale School and Sixth FormAcademy sponsor led | Glossop | Good 2023 | 43.4 |
| Swanwick Hall SchoolAcademy converter | Alfreton | Good 2023 | 42.6 |
| The Long Eaton SchoolAcademy converter | Nottingham | Requires improvement 2024 | 42.1 |
| Netherthorpe SchoolAcademy converter | Chesterfield | No grade | 42.1 |
| Buxton Community SchoolAcademy converter | Buxton | Good 2020 | 41.6 |
| Tupton Hall SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Chesterfield | Good 2022 | 41.1 |
| David Nieper AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Alfreton | Good 2022 | 41 |
| Parkside Community SchoolAcademy converter | Chesterfield | Good 2022 | 41 |
| Whittington Green SchoolCommunity school | Chesterfield | Good 2023 | 40.8 |
| Eckington SchoolAcademy converter | Sheffield | No grade | 40.6 |
| Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Ilkeston | Good 2024 | 40.5 |
| St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Glossop | No grade | 40.5 |
| Heritage High SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Chesterfield | Good 2023 | 40 |
| Shirebrook AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Mansfield | No grade | 39.5 |
| The Pingle AcademyAcademy converter | Swadlincote | No grade | 39.2 |
| Kirk Hallam Community AcademyAcademy converter | Ilkeston | No grade | 38.7 |
| Springwell Community CollegeAcademy converter | Chesterfield | No grade | 37.9 |
| Aldercar High SchoolAcademy converter | Nottingham | No grade | 33.9 |
| Mercia AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Swadlincote | No grade | 32.6 |