Free school · Derby
Derby Cathedral School
- Secondary
- Ages 11–19
- Church of England
- Sixth form
Term dates
We haven't checked Derby's term dates yet. See the school's website.
Admissions
Places for Year 7 are applied for through your home council, not the school.
Apply for a secondary school place on GOV.UK
How places are given: as a Church of England school, it may give priority to children of that faith, then usually by distance. Check its admissions policy.
For the sixth form, apply to the school directly.
How many families applied: Year 7
For September 2026, 158 families put this school as their first choice, and 176 places were offered. 140 of the families who put it first got a place (89%).
| Entry | Places offered | Put it first | Got their first choice |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 176 | 158 | 89% |
| September 2025 | 180 | 173 | 82% |
| September 2024 | 179 | 174 | 84% |
Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection, 17 January 2023. Overall: Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.
About and location
- Type
- Free school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–19
- Pupils
- 1159 (capacity 1260)
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Diocese
- Diocese of Derby
- Academy trust
- DERBY DIOCESAN ACADEMY TRUST
- Phone
- 01332325710
- Address
- Great Northern Road, Derby, DE1 1LR
- Website
- derbycathedralschool.org.uk
School details from the Department for Education's register of schools (Open Government Licence). Report a correction.