Derby Cathedral School
Secondary · Free schools · Ages 11–19 · Derby
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Derby City Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2024–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Derby Cathedral School is a secondary school in Derby for ages 11–19 (free schools). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 17 January 2023. Derby has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2024 to 2026 entry.
Derby Cathedral 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 |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 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
- 51.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Derby is 30.8%.
- Year 7 2026 drew 158 first-choice applications for 176 offers; 140 offers went to first-choice families, and 18 first-choice families (11%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 35% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), 3rd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Derby.
- At A level in 2024/25 the average grade was C (England B-), with average progress from GCSE to A level.
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
- Great Northern Road, Derby, DE1 1LR
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–19
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Derby
- Pupils on roll
- 1,159 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 51.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 17 January 2023
Strengths
- “Leaders want the best for the pupils and the community they serve.”
- “They promote the school’s FAITH values of ‘fellowship, aspiration, integrity, tenacity and humility’.”
- “Pupils talk positively about their relationships with staff and discuss the subjects they enjoy studying.”
To improve
- “Some pupils say that they hear derogatory language.”
- “However, teachers do not always check pupils’ understanding effectively.”
- “Some pupils recall more knowledge and have more completed work in their books than others.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 February 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 35% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 41.5 | 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 Year 7 entry: 158 first-preference applications, 176 offers in total, 140 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 secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Derby.
- Landau Forte College 0.9 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- UTC Derby Pride Park 1.5 mi Good
- Saint Benedict, A Catholic Voluntary Academy 1.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Murray Park Community School 1.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Derby Moor Spencer Academy 2.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Littleover Community School 2.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Allestree Woodlands School 2.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Da Vinci Academy 2.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published