Da Vinci Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–16 · 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 🔒
Da Vinci Academy is a secondary school in Derby for ages 11–16 (academy sponsor led). Derby has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2024 to 2026 entry.
Da Vinci Academy 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
- 60.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 32.9% across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Derby.
- Every Year 7 2026 applicant was offered a place, as at all 13 other Derby secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 outcome.
- Year 7 2026 drew 74 first-choice applications for 132 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 58 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 21% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), the lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Derby.
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
- St Andrew's View, Breadsall, Derby, DE21 4ET
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Derby
- Pupils on roll
- 668 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 60.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 3 February 2026
Strengths
- “This school takes the responsibility of serving its community seriously.”
- “Pupils, most of whom are disadvantaged, feel safe.”
- “Pupils and their families benefit from excellent relationships with staff.”
To improve
- “However, in some lessons, teachers do not adapt learning well enough to meet these needs.”
- “As a result, some pupils develop gaps in their knowledge that remain unaddressed.”
- “However, the quality of teaching varies.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 March 2026 (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) | 21% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 34.7 | 46 |
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: 74 first-preference applications, 132 offers in total, 74 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.
- Lees Brook Academy 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Landau Forte College 1.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Saint Benedict, A Catholic Voluntary Academy 1.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- UTC Derby Pride Park 2.0 mi Good
- West Park School 2.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Derby Cathedral School 2.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Allestree Woodlands School 2.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Alvaston Moor Academy 3.6 mi Requires improvement Last distance published