The Bemrose School
Uttoxeter New Road, Derby, DE22 3HU
1,429 pupils · 102% of 1,400 capacity
- Phase
- All-through
- Type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 3–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- Bemrose Educational Trust
- Local authority
- Derby
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 47.5%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 13 March 2024, published 6 May 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 58% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 5% |
| Attainment 8 score | 33.8 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 25.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 41.7% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 10.3% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.79 first-choice applications per place (primary entry, Sept 2026 entry)
Usually has places available — 0.63 first-choice applications per place (secondary entry, Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 53 | 42 | 82 | 46 |
| Sept 2026 entry | 179 | 113 | 317 | 156 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 33 | 24 | 71 | 26 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 194 | 111 | 313 | 157 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 39 | 27 | 57 | 29 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 181 | 109 | 213 | 140 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 38 | 27 | 62 | 32 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 197 | 121 | 246 | 154 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Nottingham Academy 26.7 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Rugeley John Taylor 33 km · No Ofsted rating
- Avanti Fields School 41.1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A church of England School 43.5 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Bloxwich Academy 48.8 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
- Washwood Heath Academy 52.1 km · Good (2020) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.