Royal School for the Deaf DerbyHigh Grange School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
This page compares Royal School for the Deaf Derby and High Grange School.
Neither school has a composite score. Our score needs published attainment data, which is not available for every school or every nation.
Royal School for the Deaf Derby was judged Good and High Grange School was judged Outstanding.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 9.7 for Royal School for the Deaf Derby and 20.3 for High Grange School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Royal School for the Deaf Derby (16.6 in 2021-22, 9.7 in 2024-25) and has risen at High Grange School (11.6 in 2021-22, 20.3 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | DerbyRoyal School for the Deaf Derby | MickleoverHigh Grange School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | Not scored | Not scored | |
| Local ranking | Not ranked | Not ranked | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | |
| School type | Non-maintained special school | Other independent special school | |
| Age range | 3-19 | 5-19 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 127 | 94 | |
| Capacity | 141 | 99 | |
| Location | Derby, DE22 3BH | Mickleover, DE3 0DR | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 9.7 | 20.3 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 10.0% | 11.1% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 10.0% | 11.1% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 0.0% | 0.0% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 0.58 | 1.26 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 10 | 9 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 110 | 86 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 51.4% | 0.0% | |
| English as an additional language | 90.0% | Not reported | |
| SEN support | 2.7% | 0.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 97.3% | 100.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 10.6% | Not reported | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 36.8% | Not reported | 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
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Royal School for the Deaf Derby
Full profiles: Royal School for the Deaf Derby · High Grange School