Councils · England · Derby
Schools in Derby, and the dates that matter.
Every state school in the council area — 75 primary, 16 secondary — with Derby’s application deadlines, offer days, and where to apply. One page, kept current from official sources.
September 2027 entry · Sources: Primary scheme (PDF) · Secondary scheme (PDF)
Primary · Reception 2027
15 January 2027
National deadline. Offers arrive 16 April. We suggest submitting by 8 January to stay clear of the rush.
Apply on Derby’s portal →Verify the exact date on the council’s scheme →Secondary · Year 7 2027
31 October 2026
National deadline. Offers arrive 1 March. Grammar tests, where they apply, happen even earlier. We suggest submitting by 24 October to stay clear of the rush.
Apply on Derby’s portal →Verify the exact date on the council’s scheme →01 / EVERY SCHOOL IN DERBY
Find your shortlist.
All 107state and independent schools in the council area, straight from the Department for Education’s register. Open any school for admissions details, Ofsted history and open days.
Primary · 75
Akaal Primary School
Free schools · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Derby
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Allenton Primary School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 5-11 · Mixed · Derby
Ofsted · Good
Alvaston Infant and Nursery School
Community school · Ages 3-7 · Mixed · Derby
Ofsted · Good
Alvaston Junior Academy
Academy converter · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Derby
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Arboretum Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Derby
Ofsted · Good
Ash Croft Primary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Derby
Ofsted · Good
Ashgate Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Derby
Ofsted · Good
Ashwood Spencer Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Derby
Ofsted · Good
Asterdale Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Derby
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Beaufort Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Derby
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Becket Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Derby
Ofsted · Good
Bishop Lonsdale Church of England Primary School and Nursery
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Derby
Ofsted · Good
Borrow Wood Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Derby
Ofsted · Good
Brackensdale Spencer Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Derby
Ofsted · Not judged
Breadsall Hill Top Primary School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Derby
Ofsted · Good
Brookfield Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Derby
Ofsted · Good
Carlyle Infant and Nursery Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-7 · Mixed · Derby
Ofsted · Good
Castleward Spencer Academy
Free schools · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Derby
Ofsted · Outstanding
Cavendish Close Infant School
Community school · Ages 3-7 · Mixed · Derby
Ofsted · Good
Cavendish Close Junior Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Derby
Ofsted · Good
Chaddesden Park Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Derby
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Chellaston Infant School
Academy converter · Ages 5-7 · Mixed · Derby
Ofsted · Good
Chellaston Junior School
Academy converter · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Derby
Ofsted · Good
Cherry Tree Hill Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Derby
Ofsted · Good
Cottons Farm Primary Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Derby
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Dale Community Primary School
Community school · Ages 5-11 · Mixed · Derby
Ofsted · Good
Derby St Chad's CofE Nursery and Infant School
Academy converter · Ages 2-7 · Mixed · Derby
Ofsted · Good
Derwent Primary School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Derby
Ofsted · Good
Firs Primary School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Derby
Ofsted · Good
Gayton Junior School
Community school · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Derby
Ofsted · Good
Grampian Primary Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Derby
Ofsted · Good
Griffe Field Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Derby
Ofsted · Outstanding
Hackwood Primary Academy
Free schools · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Derby
Ofsted · Good
Hardwick Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Derby
Ofsted · Outstanding
Homefields Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Derby
Ofsted · Good
Lakeside Primary Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Derby
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Landau Forte Academy Moorhead
Academy sponsor led · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Derby
Ofsted · Not judged
Lawn Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Derby
Ofsted · Outstanding
Markeaton Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Derby
Ofsted · Not judged
Meadow Farm Community Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Derby
Ofsted · Good
Mickleover Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Derby
Ofsted · Good
Oak Grange Primary School
Free schools · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Derby
Not judged yet
Oakwood Infant and Nursery School
Community school · Ages 3-7 · Mixed · Derby
Ofsted · Good
Oakwood Junior School
Academy converter · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Derby
Ofsted · Good
Parkview Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Derby.
Ofsted · Good
Pear Tree Community Junior School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Derby
Ofsted · Good
Pear Tree Infant School
Community school · Ages 2-7 · Mixed · Derby
Ofsted · Good
Portway Infant School
Community school · Ages 5-7 · Mixed · Derby
Ofsted · Good
Portway Junior School
Academy converter · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Derby
Ofsted · Good
Ravensdale Infant and Nursery School
Community school · Ages 3-7 · Mixed · Derby
Ofsted · Good
Ravensdale Junior School
Academy converter · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Derby
Ofsted · Good
Redwood Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Derby
Ofsted · Good
Reigate Park Primary Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Derby
Ofsted · Good
Ridgeway Infant School
Community school · Ages 4-7 · Mixed · Derby
Ofsted · Good
Roe Farm Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Derby
Ofsted · Good
Rosehill Infant and Nursery School
Community school · Ages 3-7 · Mixed · Derby
Ofsted · Good
Shelton Infant School
Community school · Ages 3-7 · Mixed · Derby
Ofsted · Good
Shelton Junior School
Foundation school · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Derby
Ofsted · Good
Silverhill Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Derby
Ofsted · Good
Springfield Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Derby
Ofsted · Good
St Alban's Catholic Voluntary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Derby
Ofsted · Good
St George's Catholic Voluntary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 5-11 · Mixed · Derby
Ofsted · Outstanding
St James' Church of England Aided Infant School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 2-7 · Mixed · Derby
Ofsted · Good
St James' Church of England Aided Junior School
Academy converter · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Derby
Ofsted · Good
St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Derby
Ofsted · Good
St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Derby
Ofsted · Good
St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Derby
Ofsted · Good
St Peter's Church of England Aided Junior School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Derby
Ofsted · Not judged
St Werburgh's CofE Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Derby
Ofsted · Good
The Bemrose School
Foundation school · Ages 3-19 · Mixed · Derby
Ofsted · Good
Village Primary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Derby
Ofsted · Good
Walter Evans Church of England Aided Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Derby
Ofsted · Good
Wren Park Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Derby
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Wyndham Spencer Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Derby
Ofsted · Outstanding
Zaytouna Primary School
Free schools · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Derby
Ofsted · Good
Secondary · 16
Allestree Woodlands School
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Derby
Ofsted · Good
Alvaston Moor Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-19 · Mixed · Derby
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Chellaston Academy
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Derby
Ofsted · Good
City of Derby Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Derby
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Da Vinci Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Derby
Ofsted · Good
Derby Cathedral School
Free schools · Ages 11-19 · Mixed · Derby
Ofsted · Good
Derby Moor Spencer Academy
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Derby
Ofsted · Good
Landau Forte College
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-19 · Mixed · Derby
Ofsted · Outstanding
Lees Brook Academy
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Derby
Ofsted · Good
Littleover Community School
Community school · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Derby
Ofsted · Good
Murray Park Community School
Foundation school · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Derby
Ofsted · Good
Noel-Baker Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Derby
Ofsted · Good
Saint Benedict, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 11-19 · Mixed · Derby
Ofsted · Good
The Bemrose School
Foundation school · Ages 3-19 · Mixed · Derby
Ofsted · Good
UTC Derby Pride Park
University technical college · Ages 13-19 · Mixed · Derby
Ofsted · Good
West Park School
Academy converter · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Derby
Ofsted · Good
Special & other · 17
Aurora Ryefields School
Other independent special school · Ages 5-19 · Mixed · Derby
Not judged yet
Derby College
Further education · Ages 16-99 · Mixed · Derby
Ofsted · Good
Derby Grammar School
Other independent school · Ages 4-18 · Mixed
Not judged yet
Derby High School
Other independent school · Ages 3-18 · Mixed · Derby
Not judged yet
Emmanuel School (Derby) Limited
Other independent school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Derby
Not judged yet
Include - St Matthews
Other independent special school · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Derby
Not judged yet
Ivy House School
Academy special converter · Ages 2-19 · Mixed · Derby
Ofsted · Outstanding
Jasmine Hall School
Other independent special school · Ages 11-18 · Mixed
Ofsted · Good
Kingsmead School
Academy special converter · Ages 7-18 · Mixed · Derby
Not judged yet
Maple View School
Other independent special school · Ages 6-16 · Mixed · Derby
Ofsted · Good
Normanton House School
Other independent school · Ages 5-16 · Mixed · Derby
Ofsted · Good
Old Vicarage School
Other independent school · Ages 3-13 · Mixed · Derby
Not judged yet
Royal School for the Deaf Derby
Non-maintained special school · Ages 3-19 · Mixed · Derby
Ofsted · Good
St Andrew's Academy
Academy special converter · Ages 11-19 · Mixed · Derby
Ofsted · Good
St Clare's School
Academy special converter · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Derby
Ofsted · Outstanding
St Giles' Spencer Academy
Academy special converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Derby
Ofsted · Outstanding
St Martins School
Academy special converter · Ages 11-19 · Mixed · Derby
Ofsted · Outstanding
02 / HOW APPLYING WORKS HERE
One form, through Derby.
If you live in Derby, you apply through the council’s own portal — even for schools in another council’s area.
Preferences
List as many schools as the form allows — you’ll see the limit when you start your application. Rank in your true order; schools never see it.
Own-criteria schools
Some Derby secondaries are academies or faith schools that set their own entry criteria — check each school’s page for extra forms before the deadline.
Plain-English guides
Primary admissions, explained
The 15 January deadline and how Reception offers work.
Secondary admissions, explained
The 31 October deadline and the traps that come earlier.
How school appeals work
Your right to appeal, and honest odds of success.
Waiting lists, explained
How they're ordered, and why positions move both ways.
03 / NEARBY
Looking across the border?
Families near Derby often also shortlist schools in these neighbouring council areas.