Noel-Baker Academy
Bracknell Drive, Derby, DE24 0BR
1,230 pupils · 88% of 1,400 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- L.E.A.D. ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Derby
- Free school meals
- 48.9%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — 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 15 February 2022, published 3 April 2022. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 36.3 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 29.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 55.7% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 34.4% |
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 — 0.82 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 257 | 210 | 379 | 249 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 274 | 243 | 383 | 274 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 278 | 259 | 382 | 273 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 279 | 275 | 390 | 279 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 259 | 213 | 305 | 248 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 263 | 184 | 280 | 216 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 220 | 156 | 239 | 183 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 134 | 96 | 176 | 107 |
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
- Alvaston Moor Academy 0.7 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
- Chellaston Academy 1.9 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- UTC Derby Pride Park 3.7 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- City of Derby Academy 3.7 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- West Park School 4.7 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Derby Moor Spencer Academy 5.3 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · 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.