Murray Park Community School

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.

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How places are given: there's no entrance test. When there are more applicants than places, places usually go by criteria such as siblings, distance or catchment area. Check the council's or school's admissions policy for the exact rules.

How many families applied: Year 7

For September 2026, 221 families put this school as their first choice, and 270 places were offered. 221 of the families who put it first got a place (100%).

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.

Before and after school

This club is registered with Ofsted at the school's postcode, so usually run on the school site:

• Premier Education Holiday Club @ Murray Park, holiday club. Ofsted report

Ask the club or the school about times, prices and places. More clubs nearby.

Ofsted inspection

Report card, 30 June 2026. Ofsted now grades each area separately, from exceptional to urgent improvement, with no single overall grade.

Inclusion

Expected standard

Curriculum and teaching

Expected standard

Achievement

Expected standard

Attendance and behaviour

Expected standard

Personal development and wellbeing

Strong standard

Leadership and governance

Expected standard

Safeguarding standards: met.

Previous inspection, 21 September 2022. Overall: Good

Read the Ofsted reports

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

Foundation school

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11–16

Pupils

1277 (capacity 1400)

Gender

Mixed

Phone

01332515921

Address

Murray Road, Mickleover, Derby, DE3 9LL

Website

murraypark.derby.sch.uk

Official school record, including Ofsted reports