Derbyshire school rankings
Explore GCSE and A-Level results, entries and published grade rates.
GCSE rankings
Latest imported year: 2025/26. Links to all 61 schools with GCSE records in this source area, including unranked and historical records.
Ranked by Grade 7+, then Grade 8+, then Grade 9, highest first. At least 200 known entries, 90% coverage, official Attainment 8 of at least 50 and English & maths 5+ of at least 50%, no unknown entry totals and a calculable rate are required. Policy entry-coverage-ks4-v1. Read the methodology.
Independent schools are shown as Selective here because they set their own admissions criteria; this site convention does not confirm academic entrance tests. School sectors and other admissions labels follow the GIAS register snapshot of 18 October 2026, not necessarily the exam year. Non-Selective refers to the main school intake and does not rule out partial selection or sixth-form entry requirements. Classification sources.
Ranked schools (8)
| Rank | School | Admissions | School sector | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 8+ | Grade 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trent College | Selective | Independent | 981 | 41.0% | 23.8% | 10.2% |
| 2 | St Mary's Catholic High School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy | Non-Selective | State-funded | 1,650 | 40.5% | 24.8% | 10.3% |
| 3 | The Ecclesbourne School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2,045 | 29.9% | 16.9% | 6.7% |
| 4 | John Port Spencer Academy | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2,347 | 27.7% | 15.1% | 4.1% |
| 5 | Brookfield Community School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 1,349 | 24.8% | 12.9% | 5.2% |
| 6 | Hope Valley College | Non-Selective | State-funded | 798 | 24.0% | 14.0% | 7.0% |
| 7 | Lady Manners School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 1,908 | 22.9% | 10.5% | 3.2% |
| 8 | Outwood Academy Newbold | Non-Selective | State-funded | 1,180 | 22.3% | 10.8% | 3.2% |
Not ranked (53)
| School | Admissions | School sector | Latest held | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbotsholme School | Selective | Independent | 2025/26 | Fewer than 200 known entries; Published coverage below 90%; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Aldercar High School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Alderwasley Hall School | Selective | Independent | 2025/26 | Fewer than 200 known entries; Published coverage below 90%; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Anthony Gell School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Arnfield Independent School | Selective | Independent | 2025/26 | Fewer than 200 known entries; Published coverage below 90%; No calculable published rate; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Belper School and Sixth Form Centre | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Buxton Community School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Chapel-en-le-Frith High School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| David Nieper Academy | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Dronfield Henry Fanshawe School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50 |
| Eastwood Grange School | Selective | Independent | 2025/26 | Fewer than 200 known entries; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Eckington School | Not recorded | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Frederick Gent School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Friesland School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Glossopdale School and Sixth Form | Not recorded | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Granville Academy | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Heanor Gate Spencer Academy | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Heritage High School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| High Grange School | Selective | Independent | 2025/26 | Fewer than 200 known entries; Published coverage below 90%; No calculable published rate; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Highfields School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50 |
| Holbrook School for Autism | Not applicable | State-funded | 2025/26 | Fewer than 200 known entries; Published coverage below 90%; No calculable published rate; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Jasmine House School | Selective | Independent | 2025/26 | Fewer than 200 known entries; Published coverage below 90%; No calculable published rate; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| John Flamsteed Community School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50 |
| Kirk Hallam Community Academy | Not recorded | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Longdon Park School | Selective | Independent | 2025/26 | Fewer than 200 known entries; Published coverage below 90%; No calculable published rate; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Mercia Academy | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Mount St Mary's College | Selective | Independent | 2024/25 | No results in the latest imported year; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Netherthorpe School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| New Direction | Selective | Independent | 2025/26 | Fewer than 200 known entries; Published coverage below 90%; No calculable published rate; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| New Mills School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| OneSchool Global Uk Nottingham Campus | Selective | Independent | 2024/25 | No results in the latest imported year; Fewer than 200 known entries; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50 |
| Outwood Academy Hasland Hall | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50 |
| Parkside Community School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Repton School | Selective | Independent | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Saint John Houghton Catholic Voluntary Academy | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Shirebrook Academy | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Springwell Community College | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary Academy | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Swanwick Hall School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Swanwick School and Sports College | Not applicable | State-funded | 2025/26 | Fewer than 200 known entries; Published coverage below 90%; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| The Bolsover School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| The Long Eaton School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| The Meadows | Selective | Independent | 2023/24 | No results in the latest imported year; Fewer than 200 known entries; Published coverage below 90%; No calculable published rate; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| The Pingle Academy | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| The Ripley Academy | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Tibshelf Community School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Tupton Hall School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Wellbrook School | Selective | Independent | 2025/26 | Fewer than 200 known entries; Published coverage below 90%; No calculable published rate; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Whittington Green School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Wilsthorpe School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
A-Level rankings
Latest imported year: 2024/25. Links to all 31 schools with A-Level records in this source area, including unranked and historical records.
Ranked by A*–B, then A*–A, then A*, highest first. At least 60 known entries, 80% coverage, no unknown entry totals and a calculable rate are required. Policy entry-coverage-ks4-v1. Read the methodology.
Independent schools are shown as Selective here because they set their own admissions criteria; this site convention does not confirm academic entrance tests. School sectors and other admissions labels follow the GIAS register snapshot of 18 October 2026, not necessarily the exam year. Post-16 admissions identifies a standalone post-16 provider; GIAS’s school-level policy cannot establish its entry requirements. Non-Selective refers to the main school intake and does not rule out partial selection or sixth-form entry requirements. Classification sources.
Ranked schools (25)
| Rank | School | Admissions | School sector | Entries | A*–B | A*–A | A* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Repton School | Selective | Independent | 407 | 78.0% | 46.0% | 14.3% |
| 2 | Trent College | Selective | Independent | 300 | 65.9% | 33.0% | 11.2% |
| 3 | The Ecclesbourne School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 496 | 64.4% | 36.8% | 11.0% |
| 4 | St Mary's Catholic High School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy | Non-Selective | State-funded | 459 | 63.1% | 34.0% | 11.5% |
| 5 | Dronfield Henry Fanshawe School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 430 | 60.1% | 26.3% | 7.5% |
| 6 | Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 236 | 59.5% | 29.1% | 9.5% |
| 7 | Lady Manners School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 263 | 58.8% | 25.8% | 9.2% |
| 8 | John Port Spencer Academy | Non-Selective | State-funded | 421 | 52.2% | 24.5% | 5.8% |
| 9 | Anthony Gell School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 144 | 50.8% | 23.8% | 5.7% |
| 10 | Highfields School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 283 | 50.2% | 25.3% | 6.3% |
| 11 | Brookfield Community School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 364 | 48.1% | 19.7% | 3.2% |
| 12 | Wilsthorpe School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 162 | 47.1% | 18.6% | 6.4% |
| 13 | Buxton Community School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 199 | 46.8% | 22.6% | 7.4% |
| 14 | Heanor Gate Spencer Academy | Non-Selective | State-funded | 223 | 44.8% | 17.5% | 4.7% |
| 15 | Outwood Academy Newbold | Non-Selective | State-funded | 112 | 43.0% | 17.2% | 6.5% |
| 16 | Tupton Hall School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 342 | 41.5% | 16.3% | 5.2% |
| 17 | Belper School and Sixth Form Centre | Non-Selective | State-funded | 186 | 34.6% | 9.2% | 2.6% |
| 18 | Netherthorpe School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 225 | 34.5% | 10.0% | 2.3% |
| 19 | The Ripley Academy | Non-Selective | State-funded | 110 | 33.7% | 11.6% | 3.2% |
| 20 | Friesland School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 185 | 33.1% | 12.7% | 3.8% |
| 21 | The Pingle Academy | Non-Selective | State-funded | 273 | 31.7% | 9.1% | 3.4% |
| 22 | Swanwick Hall School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 140 | 26.5% | 5.3% | 1.5% |
| 23 | David Nieper Academy | Non-Selective | State-funded | 67 | 25.4% | 1.7% | 0.0% |
| 24 | Kirk Hallam Community Academy | Not recorded | State-funded | 116 | 25.3% | 8.4% | 1.1% |
| 25 | Chesterfield College | Post-16 admissions | Not recorded | 200 | 20.4% | 5.8% | 0.5% |
Not ranked (6)
| School | Admissions | School sector | Latest held | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbotsholme School | Selective | Independent | 2024/25 | Fewer than 60 known entries; Published coverage below 80% |
| Aldercar High School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2024/25 | Fewer than 60 known entries; Published coverage below 80% |
| Eckington School | Not recorded | State-funded | 2024/25 | Published coverage below 80% |
| Glossopdale School and Sixth Form | Not recorded | State-funded | 2024/25 | Published coverage below 80% |
| Mount St Mary's College | Selective | Independent | 2023/24 | No results in the latest imported year; Published coverage below 80% |
| The Long Eaton School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2024/25 | Published coverage below 80% |