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Derby Pride Academy

Pupil referral unit / alternative provision · ages 11-16MixedFree schools alternative provision5 pupilsDerby
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
Pupils from low-income families60%Far more than most schools
Places47 spare5 pupils, 52 places
Pupils per teacher4.5School workforce census
Pupils on roll5Census January 2026

Derby Pride Academy is a free schools alternative provision in Derby for boys and girls aged 11 to 16. It has 5 pupils and room for 52. About 60 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England.

20 Orient Way, Pride Park, Derby, DE24 8BY01332 349616dpaesteem.co.ukMr Mark Hatton principalAll details

Ofsted

Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Derby council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll5Census January 2026
Places5210% full
Pupils from low-income families60%60% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English40%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support60%3 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan0%0 pupils with a plan
Pupils with extra funding (pupil premium)0%£0 extra funding in 2026/27; England 24%
Boys and girls2 / 3
White British pupils40%

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (2), Moderate learning difficulty (1).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll5014718
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals60%100%100%71%72%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language40%0%0%75%29%17%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support0%100%100%86%89%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans0%0%0%14%11%

What pupils do next

After GCSEs

Where the 14 pupils who left in 2020/21 were a year later.

Still in education, work or training36%and stayed there for at least six months

Staff and money

From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.

Teachers8.8full-time equivalent, 9 people
Pupils per teacher4.5Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers100%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants3.5full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£53,093
Teachers who left in the year15%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0
Sick days per teacher10.02024/25

Money

From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.

Spend per pupil£45,067England £7,128. Total £1.4m
Income per pupil£43,000England £7,587. Total £1.3m
Spent on teachers per pupil£25,467England £3,405
Money in reserve8%A healthy amount put by: £106k, £3,527 per pupil. England 9%
Money in against money out-£62kit spent more than it took in this year
Where the money goes£45,067spent per pupil

Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m30912 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate146 per 1,000 people60% higher than the England average
Nearest bus stop100 mOrient Way, 13 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Zaytouna Primary SchoolFree school590 m417Good 202339Compare
UTC Derby Pride ParkUniversity technical college660 m534Good 202333Compare
Lakeside Primary AcademyAcademy850 m543No overall grade 20255Compare
Derby CollegeFurther education950 mNot inspectedCompare
St James' Church of England Aided Junior SchoolAcademy0.8 miles299Good 202418Compare
Rosehill Infant and Nursery SchoolCouncil0.8 miles196Good 20201Compare
Castleward Spencer AcademyFree school0.8 miles179Outstanding 202498Compare
Kingsmead SchoolAcademy0.9 miles174Good 2021Compare

Questions parents ask

Is Derby Pride Academy a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Derby Pride Academy yet.

How many pupils does Derby Pride Academy have?

5 pupils aged 11 to 16 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 52 places, so it is 10% full.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
20 Orient Way, Pride Park, Derby, DE24 8BY
Telephone
01332 349616
Website
dpaesteem.co.uk
Principal
Mr Mark Hatton
Type of school
Free schools alternative provision (Free schools alternative provision, free schools)
Phase
Pupil referral unit / alternative provision, ages 11-16
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Multi-academy trust
Esteem Multi-Academy Trust (14 schools)
Local authority
Derby
Ward
Alvaston North
Constituency
Derby South
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
3 September 2012 (new provision)
URN
138277 · LAESTAB 8311105 · UKPRN 10038725

Where these figures come from