Include - St Matthews
Other · Other independent special school · Ages 11–16 · Derby
Include - St Matthews is an other school in Derby for ages 11–16 (other independent special school).
Key facts
- Address
- St Matthews House, Brick Row, Darley Abbey, Derby, DE22 1DQ
- Type
- Other independent special school
- Phase
- Other
- Ages
- 11–16
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Council
- Derby
- Pupils on roll
- 42 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- z of pupils eligible
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade
Strengths
- “The school has provided extensive therapeutic support to help pupils to attend.”
- “Staff remove barriers that might prevent pupils from attending.”
- “Many pupils are beginning to reconnect with education.”
To improve
- “The majority of pupils have had a negative experience of education prior to joining Include - St Matthews.”
- “This has led to trauma related to school attendance.”
- “However, the school is still developing systems to pull together all the information staff need to accurately understand pupils' starting points.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 April 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Nearby other schools
Straight-line distance, in Derby.
- Old Vicarage School 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade
- Bridge Street School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- St Giles' Spencer Academy 0.8 mi School remains Outstanding
- Emmanuel School (Derby) Limited 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade
- Aurora Ryefields School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade
- Castle School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade
- St Andrew's Academy 1.2 mi School remains Good
- Royal School for the Deaf Derby 1.3 mi Standards maintained