Include - St Matthews
Include - St Matthews is an independent special school in Derby for boys and girls aged 11 to 16. It has 42 pupils and room for 50.
St Matthews House, Brick Row, Darley Abbey, Derby, DE22 1DQ01332 506758Www.include-education.co.ukMs Leanne Waldron headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet. That is normal for a school that opened in 2024: new schools usually get their first inspection within three years.
Getting a place
Grammar school. This is a grammar school, so places depend on an entrance test.
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.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 42 | 12 |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 67% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 17% |
The area around the school
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.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Evans Church of England Aided Primary School | Academy | 370 m | 449 | Good 2024 | 87 | Compare |
| Saint Benedict, A Catholic Voluntary Academy | Academy | 480 m | 1,465 | Good 2023 | 55 | Compare |
| Old Vicarage School | Independent | 540 m | 113 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy | Academy | 620 m | 394 | Good 2023 | 85 | Compare |
| Lawn Primary School | Academy | 0.7 miles | 434 | Outstanding 2024 | 97 | Compare |
| University of Derby | Higher education institutions | 0.8 miles | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Bridge Street School | Academy alternative provision converter | 0.8 miles | 79 | No overall grade 2024 | – | Compare |
| Markeaton Primary School | Council | 0.8 miles | 418 | No overall grade 2024 | 59 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Include - St Matthews a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Include - St Matthews yet.
How many pupils does Include - St Matthews have?
42 pupils aged 11 to 16 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 50 places, so it is 84% full.
Does Include - St Matthews have an entrance exam?
Yes. It is a grammar school, so places depend on an entrance test, usually sat in September of Year 6. Check the school's admissions page for the test dates and the pass mark.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- St Matthews House, Brick Row, Darley Abbey, Derby, DE22 1DQ
- Telephone
- 01332 506758
- Website
- Www.include-education.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Ms Leanne Waldron
- Type of school
- Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 11-16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Derby
- Ward
- Darley
- Constituency
- Derby North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 27 December 2024 (new provision)
- URN
- 151335 · LAESTAB 8316018
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.