Noel-Baker AcademyUTC Derby Pride Park

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Derby.

Summary of the comparison

Noel-Baker Academy and UTC Derby Pride Park are secondary schools in Derby.

  • Noel-Baker Academy scores 44 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and UTC Derby Pride Park scores 48 out of 100 (grade D, below average). UTC Derby Pride Park is ahead on our composite score.

  • Noel-Baker Academy was judged Good and UTC Derby Pride Park was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 36.3 for Noel-Baker Academy and 42.1 for UTC Derby Pride Park.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Noel-Baker Academy (39.6 in 2021-22, 36.3 in 2024-25) and has risen at UTC Derby Pride Park (34.3 in 2021-22, 42.1 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Noel-Baker Academy versus UTC Derby Pride Park compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure DerbyNoel-Baker AcademyDerbyUTC Derby Pride ParkEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD44/100D48/100Stronger figure
Local ranking13th of 16 in Derby 12th of 16 in Derby Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy sponsor led University technical college
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-16 13-19
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,243 458
Capacity1,400 600
LocationDerby, DE24 0BR Derby, DE24 8PU
GCSE results
Attainment 836.3 42.1 Stronger figure46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths29.7% 38.4% Stronger figure45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths55.7% 67.4% Stronger figure64.8%
Entering EBacc34.4% Stronger figure0.0% 40.5%
EBacc average point score3.27 Stronger figure3.11 4.09
Cohort212 86
A-level results
A-level entriesNot reported16
A-level average pointsNot reported20.0 35.0
A-level average gradeNot reportedD
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,243 458
Free school meals (ever 6)47.2% 39.9%
English as an additional language8.4% 12.2%
SEN support16.3% 10.9%
SEN with an EHC plan3.5% 1.8%
Attendance
Overall absence11.9% 8.1% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence33.3% 26.4% Stronger figure15.8%

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.

Noel-Baker Academy

UTC Derby Pride Park

Full profiles: Noel-Baker Academy · UTC Derby Pride Park