The Bemrose School
All-through · Foundation school · Ages 3–19 · Derby
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Derby City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Year 7 2026: Every applicant was offered a place
2024–2025 trend 🔒
The Bemrose School is an all-through school in Derby for ages 3–19 (foundation school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 13 March 2024. Derby has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception and Year 7 2024 to 2026 entry.
The Bemrose School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant was offered a place at both Reception and Year 7 in 2026.
- Reception 2026 had 42 first-choice applications for 53 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 11 offers went to families ranking it second or lower.
- A level 2024/25: average grade C- (England B-), with progress from GCSE to A level well above average.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Derby schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Uttoxeter New Road, Derby, DE22 3HU
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- All-through
- Ages
- 3–19
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Derby
- Pupils on roll
- 1,429 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 47.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 13 March 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils benefit from the strong relationships they form with staff at this school.”
- “Pupils value the inclusive ethos created by leaders.”
- “One pupil summed up the views of many when they said, ‘This is a school where you can be yourself.”
To improve
- “Some aspects of teaching are not consistently of a high quality though.”
- “On occasions, some teachers do not make sure that activities are designed to help pupils learn the intended curriculum.”
- “This can limit some pupils’ depth of understanding.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 7 May 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 58% | 62% |
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 25% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 33.8 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C- | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 42 first-preference applications, 53 offers in total, 42 offers to first-preference applicants.
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 113 first-preference applications, 179 offers in total, 113 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby special, independent and other schools
Straight-line distance, in Derby.
- Jasmine Hall School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade
- Royal School for the Deaf Derby 0.8 mi Standards maintained
- St Clare's School 1.0 mi School remains Outstanding
- Derby High School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- Aurora Ryefields School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- Emmanuel School (Derby) Limited 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- Bridge Street School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade
- Maple View School 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade