West Park SchoolDa Vinci Academy

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

Summary of the comparison

West Park School and Da Vinci Academy are secondary schools in Derby.

  • West Park School scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Da Vinci Academy scores 43 out of 100 (grade D, below average). West Park School is ahead on our composite score.

  • West Park School was judged Good and Da Vinci Academy was judged the expected standard.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 45.3 for West Park School and 35.0 for Da Vinci Academy.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at West Park School (54.2 in 2021-22, 45.3 in 2025-26) and has fallen at Da Vinci Academy (38.0 in 2021-22, 35.0 in 2025-26).

Side-by-side comparison

West Park School versus Da Vinci Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure DerbyWest Park SchoolDerbyDa Vinci AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC57/100Stronger figureD43/100
Local ranking7th of 16 in Derby Stronger figure13th of 16 in Derby
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Expected
School typeAcademy converter Academy sponsor led
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-16 11-16
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,454 668
Capacity1,390 750
LocationDerby, DE21 7BT Derby, DE21 4ET
GCSE results
Attainment 845.3 Stronger figure35.0 46.2
Grade 5+ in English & maths40.1% Stronger figure25.0% 46.3%
Grade 4+ in English & maths58.9% Stronger figure44.9% 64.8%
Cohort282 136
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,463 704
Free school meals (ever 6)26.0% 56.7%
English as an additional language5.2% 13.6%
SEN support14.9% 17.3%
SEN with an EHC plan4.0% 4.3%
Attendance
Overall absence10.0% 8.5% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence27.5% 27.0% 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.

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