Kingsmead School
Kingsmead School is a special academy in Derby for boys and girls aged 7 to 18. It has 174 pupils and room for 180. About 61 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2021.
Brighton Road, Derby, DE24 8TE01332 477160kingsmeadschoolderby.co.ukMrs Michelle Hall headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
A shorter visit on 30 September 2021 found nothing to change the school's grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Good overall. A shorter follow-up visit found nothing to change that. The last full inspection was before September 2019, which is as far back as Ofsted's public records go, so we can't show its date or the grades for each area.
This inspection is more than 5 years old. When Ofsted next visits, the school will get a report card instead of one grade.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
36 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England. These are the results of Kingsmead School, the school this one replaced.
All GCSE measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025† | 2024† | 2023† | 2022† | 2019† | 2018† | Derby | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of Year 11 | 36 | 31 | 35 | 32 | 32 | 21 | – | – |
| Average GCSE scoreAttainment 8 | 7.4 | 9.2 | 10.3 | 13.1 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 42.7 | 46.8 |
| Progress from age 11Progress 8 | – | -2.14 | -1.97 | -2.03 | -2.33 | -2.48 | – | – |
| Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 3% | 6% | 0% | 0% | 38% | 46% |
| Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths | 3% | 0% | 14% | 19% | 0% | 5% | 59% | 66% |
| Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score | 0.69 | 0.85 | 0.91 | 1.15 | 0.48 | 0.45 | 3.73 | 4.15 |
| Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 33% | 41% |
| Average GCSE score: low-income pupilsAttainment 8, disadvantaged | 6.1 | 7.0 | 6.3 | 13.6 | 5.6 | – | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: other pupilsAttainment 8, non-disadvantaged | 10.5 | 13.2 | 20.4 | 11.8 | 7.4 | – | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: pupils who started behindAttainment 8, low prior attainers | – | 7.9 | 5.1 | 10.7 | 3.5 | 7.4 | – | – |
† These results are for Kingsmead School, the school this one replaced in November 2025. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
Does every child do well here?
A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. 2 of the 3 gaps are smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.
At GCSE, 2025
Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.
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.
Specialist SEND provision. A special school for pupils with social, emotional and mental health.
To get a place in the unit or resourced provision, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school. Other schools in Derby with social, emotional and mental health provision.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (91), Autistic spectrum disorder (53), language and communications needs (15), Moderate learning difficulty (6), Specific learning difficulty (4), Other difficulty or disability (2).
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 63.2% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25† | 2023/24† | 2022/23† | 2021/22† | 2020/21† | 2018/19† | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 36.8% | 37.4% | 36.7% | 16.1% | 12.9% | 23.3% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 23.0% | 24.0% | 20.1% | 5.5% | 7.8% | 8.0% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 13.8% | 13.4% | 16.6% | 10.5% | 5.1% | 15.2% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 76.4% | 74.8% | 72.2% | 62.0% | 53.0% | 75.7% | 12.8% |
† These attendance figures are for Kingsmead School, the school this one replaced in November 2025. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other special schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
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
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeside Primary Academy | Academy | 650 m | 543 | No overall grade 2025 | 5 | Compare |
| Wyndham Spencer Academy | Academy | 800 m | 452 | No overall grade 2025 | 77 | Compare |
| Landau Forte Academy Moorhead | Academy | 0.7 miles | 206 | No overall grade 2024 | 39 | Compare |
| St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy | Academy | 0.7 miles | 179 | Good 2023 | 28 | Compare |
| Oakwood Infant and Nursery School | Council | 0.8 miles | 296 | Good 2023 | 6 | Compare |
| Alvaston Moor Academy | Academy | 0.8 miles | 851 | Requires improvement 2023 | 3 | Compare |
| Oakwood Junior School | Academy | 0.8 miles | 340 | Good 2024 | 52 | Compare |
| Alvaston Junior Academy | Academy | 0.9 miles | 326 | Requires improvement 2024 | 2 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Kingsmead School a good school?
Kingsmead School doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it good at its last inspection in September 2021.
What is Kingsmead School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Kingsmead School good at its last full inspection on 30 September 2021. That was more than four years ago. When Ofsted next visits, the school will get a report card instead of a single grade.
How good are Kingsmead School's GCSE results?
In summer 2025, 0% of pupils got a grade 5 or better in both English and maths. Across England it was 46%. Its Attainment 8 score, which is the average grade across a pupil's best eight subjects times ten, was 7.4, against 46.8 for England. In each subject, pupils here finished well over a grade behind children across England who started secondary school at the same level.
How many pupils does Kingsmead School have?
174 pupils aged 7 to 18 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 180 places, so it is 97% full.
What is attendance like at Kingsmead School?
Pupils were in school 63.2% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 76% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
Does Kingsmead School have specialist SEND provision?
Yes. It is a special school for social, emotional and mental health. To get a place there, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school.
Does Kingsmead School have a breakfast club?
Yes. It is on the government's free breakfast club programme, so every pupil can have a free half-hour breakfast club before school.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Brighton Road, Derby, DE24 8TE
- Telephone
- 01332 477160
- Website
- kingsmeadschoolderby.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Mrs Michelle Hall
- Free breakfast club
- Yes: on the government's programme, so every pupil can have a free half-hour breakfast club before school (listed since September 2026).
- Type of school
- Special academy (Academy special converter, academies)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 7-18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Multi-academy trust
- Respect Collaboration Trust (3 schools)
- Local authority
- Derby
- Ward
- Alvaston North
- Constituency
- Derby South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 November 2025 (academy converter)
- URN
- 151934 · LAESTAB 8317029 · UKPRN 10098605
- Formerly
- Kingsmead School
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.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, consistent financial reporting 2024/25.
- Breakfast club: DfE list of schools on the free breakfast club programme.
- 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.