School profile

Da Vinci Academy

Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Derby, DE21 4ET

Requires improvement

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Numbers on map: pupil ages
Outstanding
Good
Requires improvement
Inadequate
Not rated

National ranking

GCSE 2025/26

#3,122 of 3,312

Worse than 94% of schools in England

Ranked by Attainment 8 score, state-funded mainstream schools.

Da Vinci Academy Ofsted rating

Ofsted report cardInspected 3 Feb 2026

Area360 rating
Requires improvement
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Safeguarding
Met

School facts

PhaseSecondary
TypeAcademy sponsor led
Ages11 to 16
Pupils668 of 811 places
GenderMixed
Admissions policyNon-selective
Head teacherMiss Jayne Scattergood
TrustL.E.A.D. ACADEMY TRUST
Local authorityDerby
Opened01 May 2017
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 144066.

GCSE results

2025/26

GCSE and equivalent results at the end of year 11. Attainment 8 averages results across 8 subjects.

MeasureThis schoolDerbyEngland
Attainment 8 score3542.346.2
Grade 4 or above in English and maths44.9%57.6%64.8%
Grade 5 or above in English and maths25%37.8%46.3%
Grade 7 or above in English and maths5.1%10.2%14.2%
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4, including English and maths33.8%52.7%60.2%
Pupils at the end of key stage 4136--

Source: DfE, Key stage 4 performance, Academic year 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Pupils

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils668
Girls324
Boys344
Eligible for free school meals60.5%
First language not English13.2%
SEN support107
EHC plan28
Average class size22.1

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Pupils ethnicity

White British
74.4%
Other White
5.2%
African
4%
White and Black Caribbean
3.4%
White and Asian
2.5%
Other ethnic group
1.8%
Pakistani
1.5%
Other Asian
1.5%
Other mixed
1.2%
White and Black African
1%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed. Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means missing 50% or more.

MeasureThis schoolDerbyEngland
Overall absence8.5%8.4%8%
Persistent absence28.1%23.6%21.6%
Severe absence1.8%3.3%3.6%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Year 7)132
Applications (Year 7)152
First preference applications (Year 7)74
First preference offers (Year 7)74
Applications from another local authority (Year 7)0

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Capacity

2024/25
MeasureThis school
School places811
Pupils on roll691
Unfilled places14.8%

Source: DfE, School capacity, Academic year 2024/25, published 19 Mar 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher14.6
Pupils per adult9.1
Teachers (FTE)45.7
Teaching assistants (FTE)22.14
Support staff (FTE)38.62
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/2548.8
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/2533.8
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/255
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/2510

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25
MeasureThis school
Suspension rate34.2%
Pupils with one or more suspensions13.2%
Permanent exclusion rate0.7%
Permanent exclusions5

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Destinations after GCSEs

2023/24

Where pupils went after year 11, sustained for at least two terms.

MeasureThis school
Sustained destination77.1%
Staying in education70%
Further education59.3%
Not sustained16.4%
School sixth form10.7%
Apprenticeship4.3%
Employment2.9%
Sixth form college0%

Source: DfE, Key stage 4 destination measures, Academic year 2024/25, published 15 Oct 2026.

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

Schools near Da Vinci Academy
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.1 miPrimaryBreadsall Hill Top Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led
Requires improvement
0.3 miPrimaryRoe Farm Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.6 miPrimaryBeaufort Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Requires improvement
0.7 miPrimaryParkview Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.9 miPrimaryCavendish Close Infant SchoolCommunity school
Requires improvement
0.9 miPrimaryBreadsall CofE VC Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school
Good
1.0 miPrimaryCavendish Close Junior AcademyAcademy sponsor led
Good
1.0 miPrimaryDerwent Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led
Inadequate
1.1 miPrimarySt Alban's Catholic Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter
Good
1.1 miSecondaryLees Brook AcademyAcademy converter
Good

Frequently asked questions about Da Vinci Academy

What is Da Vinci Academy's Ofsted rating?

Da Vinci Academy is rated Requires improvement, last inspected on 3 Feb 2026. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.

How does Da Vinci Academy rank in England?

Da Vinci Academy ranks 3,122 of 3,312 schools in England for GCSE 2025/26 (worse than 94% of schools).

How many pupils attend Da Vinci Academy?

Da Vinci Academy has 668 pupils aged 11 to 16, with capacity for 811.

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.