Littleover Community SchoolMurray Park Community School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Derby.
Summary of the comparison
Littleover Community School and Murray Park Community School are secondary schools in Derby.
Littleover Community School scores 69 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Murray Park Community School scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average). Littleover Community School is ahead on our composite score.
Littleover Community School was judged Good and Murray Park Community School was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 54.5 for Littleover Community School and 43.0 for Murray Park Community School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Littleover Community School (56.8 in 2021-22, 54.5 in 2025-26) and has fallen at Murray Park Community School (45.0 in 2021-22, 43.0 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | DerbyLittleover Community School | DerbyMurray Park Community School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C69/100Stronger figure | C57/100 | |
| Local ranking | 2nd of 16 in Derby Stronger figure | 6th of 16 in Derby | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Expected | |
| School type | Community school | Foundation school | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,828 | 1,277 | |
| Capacity | 1,801 | 1,400 | |
| Location | Derby, DE23 4BZ | Derby, DE3 9LL | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 54.5 Stronger figure | 43.0 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 57.8% Stronger figure | 44.1% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 76.3% Stronger figure | 60.0% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 287 | 220 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 167 | Not reported | |
| A-level average points | 39.1 | Not reported | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B | Not reported | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 39.1 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 23.5% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,822 | 1,210 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 18.2% | 35.5% | |
| English as an additional language | 9.3% | 15.5% | |
| SEN support | 7.6% | 28.7% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.3% | 3.7% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 5.8% Stronger figure | 9.0% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 13.8% Stronger figure | 25.1% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Littleover Community School
Murray Park Community School
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