West Park School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Derby
West Road, Derby, DE21 7BT
66
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Standards maintained
No graded inspection
Application demand
92%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
90.0%
27.5% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,454
Capacity used
Over capacity105%
1,390 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
92%
1st preference success rate
279 of 302 families who put it first got an offer
289
Places offered
459
Total applications
1.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 302 | 279 | ● 92% |
| 2nd preference | 91 | 9 | ● 10% |
| 3rd preference | 45 | 1 | ● 2% |
| 4th preference | 21 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 459 | 289 | 63% |
1st preference success by year
Derby lets families list 4 preferences. 75 applications came from outside the council area (51 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Scott McGregor
- Address
- West Road, Spondon, Derby, DE21 7BT
- Phone
- 01332662337
- Local authority
- Derby
- Ward / constituency
- Spondon · Mid Derbyshire
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 136634
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 28% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 4% | — | — |
| SEN support | 13% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: WEST PARK SCHOOL
1,454 pupils · 1,390 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
04 June 2025
Ungraded inspection
Standards maintained
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,489 pupils
Attendance
90.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
10.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
27.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.8%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.0%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 46.5 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.09 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 49% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 70% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.13 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 48.7 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 51.5% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 73.2% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 55% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.34 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 291 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 286 | 19% | 59% | 75% | |
| Mathematics | 285 | 18% | 62% | 81% | |
| English Literature | 285 | 15% | 54% | 75% | |
| Combined Science | 245 | 5% | 38% | 64% | |
| Religious Studies | 170 | 31% | 64% | 73% | |
| French | 163 | 9% | 54% | 76% | |
| Geography | 160 | 19% | 50% | 67% | |
| History | 143 | 33% | 69% | 78% | |
| Design & Technology | 96 | 11% | 36% | 47% | |
| Physical Education | 47 | 9% | 53% | 74% | |
| Art and Design | 40 | 35% | 80% | 95% | |
| Biology | 38 | 39% | 92% | 100% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Derby council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.