Which school had the best GCSE results in Derbyshire in 2024?

On 2024 Attainment 8, The Ecclesbourne School topped the table in Derbyshire with 57.2, against an England average of 45.9. Attainment 8 rewards intake as well as teaching, so compare a school's grade 5+ pass rate and, where published, its Progress 8 before reading the rank as a verdict.

Where are the latest Derbyshire GCSE results?

This page is the 2024 archive (the 2023/24 academic year). The latest published results for every school in Derbyshire are on the main Derbyshire GCSE results page, which updates when the DfE releases the next year's performance tables: provisional figures in the autumn, revised figures early in the new year.

What is Attainment 8?

Attainment 8 is the DfE's headline GCSE measure: the average points a school's pupils achieved across eight qualifications, with English and maths counted twice. A score of 50 means pupils averaged roughly a grade 5 across those subjects. Progress 8 measures the same pupils against others nationally with the same primary-school starting point.

Why does a school in Derbyshire show no 2024 GCSE results?

A school has no published figure for 2024 when it had no Year 11 cohort in that year (a new school, or one that opened with younger year groups), when it converted to an academy and the DfE published that year's results under its previous identity, or when it is independent and its pupils sat IGCSE, Pre-U or IB qualifications that the DfE tables do not count. Independent schools with a published figure are listed separately and unranked for that reason.

Derbyshire GCSE results 2024: secondary school league table

60 state secondary schools in Derbyshire ranked on their 2024 GCSE results (Attainment 8, the 2023/24 academic year), with grade 5+ and grade 4+ in English and maths, Progress 8, EBacc average point score and cohort size for each school against the England average. 4 independent schools with published results are listed separately, unranked.

This is the 2024 archive of the table. See the latest Derbyshire GCSE results for the newest year the DfE has published.

County 60 state secondary schools 2023/24 results Archive year

Secondary schools in Derbyshire ranked on Attainment 8

60 of 60 schools have published 2024 results. Source: DfE school performance tables, 2023/24.

Secondary schools in Derbyshire ranked on Attainment 8, 2024 results
Rank	School	Attainment 8	Progress 8	Grade 5+ English & maths	Grade 4+ English & maths	EBacc APS	Pupils
–	England average	45.9	0.00	46%	65%	4.07	–
1 , up 1 place since 2023	The Ecclesbourne School Belper · Academy converter	57.2	+0.41 (0.22 to 0.59)	69%	86%	5.28	238
2 , down 1 place since 2023	St Mary's Catholic High School Chesterfield · Academy converter	56.6	+0.50 (0.30 to 0.70)	63%	84%	5.03	204
3 , up 7 places since 2023	Lady Manners School Bakewell · Foundation school	55.3	+0.37 (0.19 to 0.56)	66%	85%	5.19	231
4	Landau Forte College Derby · Academy sponsor led	54.1	+0.43 (0.23 to 0.63)	59%	78%	5.12	195
5 , down 2 places since 2023	Littleover Community School Derby · Community school	53.8	+0.46 (0.29 to 0.62)	62%	79%	5.03	291
6	Brookfield Community School Chesterfield · Academy converter	52.2	+0.35 (0.13 to 0.56)	58%	82%	4.55	176
7 , up 1 place since 2023	John Flamsteed Community School Ripley · Academy converter	51.4	+0.34 (0.12 to 0.55)	60%	76%	4.51	166
8 , up 2 places since 2023	Dronfield Henry Fanshawe School Dronfield · Voluntary controlled school	50.9	+0.08 (-0.08 to 0.24)	56%	75%	4.71	300
9 , down 2 places since 2023	John Port Spencer Academy Derby · Academy sponsor led	50.0	+0.11 (-0.05 to 0.28)	55%	76%	4.34	298
10	Anthony Gell School Matlock · Academy converter	49.9	+0.27 (0.04 to 0.50)	51%	67%	4.25	147
11 , up 17 places since 2023	New Mills School High Peak · Community school	49.6	+0.18 (-0.07 to 0.44)	49%	65%	4.06	127
12 , up 18 places since 2023	Saint Benedict Derby · Academy converter	49.3	+0.31 (0.13 to 0.50)	51%	67%	4.36	243
13 , down 4 places since 2023	Heanor Gate Spencer Academy Heanor · Academy converter	48.8	+0.14 (-0.05 to 0.33)	47%	63%	4.43	217
14 , up 5 places since 2023	Wilsthorpe School Nottingham · Academy converter	48.7	+0.27 (0.08 to 0.47)	58%	72%	4.02	207
15 , up 1 place since 2023	Outwood Academy Newbold Chesterfield · Academy sponsor led	48.5	+0.38 (0.17 to 0.59)	53%	70%	4.25	182
16= , up 2 places since 2023	Chapel-en-le-Frith High School High Peak · Community school	48.4	+0.34 (0.14 to 0.55)	47%	70%	4.24	184
16= , down 11 places since 2023	Chellaston Academy Derby · Academy converter	48.4	-0.07 (-0.24 to 0.09)	54%	74%	4.27	297
18 , up 3 places since 2023	Outwood Academy Hasland Hall Chesterfield · Academy sponsor led	48.0	-0.17 (-0.39 to 0.04)	52%	75%	4.34	170
19 , down 3 places since 2023	Saint John Houghton Catholic Voluntary Academy Ilkeston · Academy converter	47.8	+0.21 (-0.05 to 0.47)	50%	72%	4.28	118
20 , up 8 places since 2023	Granville Academy Swadlincote · Academy converter	47.5	+0.24 (0.02 to 0.46)	53%	73%	4.04	161
21 , down 7 places since 2023	Allestree Woodlands School Derby · Academy converter	46.8	-0.21 (-0.39 to -0.02)	41%	67%	4.05	239
22= , down 7 places since 2023	Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School Ashbourne · Academy converter	46.5	-0.25 (-0.43 to -0.07)	44%	64%	4.10	249
22= , down 9 places since 2023	West Park School Derby · Academy converter	46.5	-0.09 (-0.26 to 0.07)	49%	70%	4.13	293
24 , up 1 place since 2023	Hope Valley College Hope Valley · Academy sponsor led	46.1	-0.23 (-0.52 to 0.06)	51%	65%	4.02	99
25 , down 1 place since 2023	Friesland School Sandiacre · Academy converter	45.9	+0.03 (-0.16 to 0.22)	47%	67%	4.25	221
26 , down 16 places since 2023	Highfields School Matlock · Academy converter	45.6	+0.05 (-0.14 to 0.25)	48%	71%	4.03	206
27 , down 4 places since 2023	Belper School and Sixth Form Centre Belper · Foundation school	45.2	-0.31 (-0.51 to -0.12)	47%	72%	4.07	206
28 , up 8 places since 2023	The Ripley Academy Ripley · Academy converter	44.8	-0.21 (-0.46 to 0.04)	46%	66%	3.91	125
29 , down 8 places since 2023	Derby Moor Spencer Academy Derby · Academy converter	44.1	-0.06 (-0.23 to 0.10)	40%	64%	4.16	296
30 , up 11 places since 2023	Murray Park Community School Derby · Foundation school	44.0	+0.03 (-0.17 to 0.22)	42%	62%	4.03	218
31 , down 11 places since 2023	St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary Academy Glossop · Academy sponsor led	43.8	+0.22 (-0.05 to 0.49)	40%	55%	3.60	111
32 , down 6 places since 2023	Tibshelf Community School Alfreton · Community school	43.3	-0.14 (-0.37 to 0.09)	39%	62%	3.82	148
33 , up 1 place since 2023	Glossopdale School and Sixth Form Glossop · Academy sponsor led	42.8	+0.14 (-0.05 to 0.33)	36%	60%	3.64	220
34 , up 13 places since 2023	The Long Eaton School Nottingham · Academy converter	42.6	-0.33 (-0.54 to -0.13)	41%	63%	3.67	193
35 , down 4 places since 2023	The Pingle Academy Swadlincote · Academy converter	42.3	-0.11 (-0.28 to 0.07)	47%	65%	3.61	265
36 , up 4 places since 2023	Frederick Gent School Alfreton · Academy sponsor led	42.2	-0.34 (-0.57 to -0.12)	34%	59%	3.51	160
37=	Lees Brook Academy Derby · Academy converter	41.9	-0.24 (-0.44 to -0.04)	38%	63%	3.40	207
37= , down 2 places since 2023	Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy Ilkeston · Academy sponsor led	41.9	-0.41 (-0.61 to -0.20)	46%	64%	3.61	192
39 , up 3 places since 2023	Whittington Green School Chesterfield · Community school	41.7	-0.15 (-0.44 to 0.14)	34%	63%	3.57	98
40 , down 13 places since 2023	The Bolsover School Chesterfield · Academy converter	41.4	-0.32 (-0.53 to -0.10)	40%	61%	3.61	169
41	Eckington School Sheffield · Academy converter	41.2	-0.36 (-0.55 to -0.18)	34%	58%	3.49	228
42 , down 4 places since 2023	Derby Cathedral School Derby · Free schools	40.5	-0.69 (-0.91 to -0.47)	34%	56%	3.65	178
43	Buxton Community School Buxton · Academy converter	40.4	-0.47 (-0.68 to -0.26)	30%	57%	3.40	182
44 , down 6 places since 2023	Netherthorpe School Chesterfield · Academy converter	39.8	-0.76 (-0.96 to -0.56)	29%	49%	3.24	197
45 , down 1 place since 2023	Shirebrook Academy Mansfield · Academy sponsor led	39.6	-0.34 (-0.56 to -0.12)	40%	61%	3.44	168
46 , down 1 place since 2023	Tupton Hall School Chesterfield · Academy sponsor led	39.3	-0.51 (-0.69 to -0.32)	31%	53%	3.40	229
47 , down 15 places since 2023	St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy Buxton · Academy converter	39.2	-0.51 (-0.81 to -0.21)	29%	51%	3.23	90
48 , down 15 places since 2023	Swanwick Hall School Alfreton · Academy converter	38.9	-0.61 (-0.81 to -0.40)	34%	52%	3.53	192
49 , down 1 place since 2023	David Nieper Academy Alfreton · Academy sponsor led	38.2	-0.55 (-0.80 to -0.31)	27%	47%	3.08	132
50 , down 2 places since 2023	Mercia Academy Swadlincote · Academy sponsor led	38.0	-0.27 (-0.57 to 0.02)	27%	49%	2.97	89
51	Aldercar High School Nottingham · Academy converter	37.9	-0.39 (-0.65 to -0.13)	33%	56%	3.12	116
52	Parkside Community School Chesterfield · Academy converter	36.8	-0.39 (-0.64 to -0.14)	29%	49%	3.12	126
53 , down 10 places since 2023	Springwell Community College Chesterfield · Academy converter	36.7	-0.56 (-0.78 to -0.35)	26%	54%	3.21	164
54 , down 4 places since 2023	Heritage High School Chesterfield · Academy sponsor led	36.3	-1.09 (-1.29 to -0.90)	32%	50%	2.95	204
55 , down 10 places since 2023	Kirk Hallam Community Academy Ilkeston · Academy converter	35.9	-0.84 (-1.06 to -0.62)	23%	50%	2.98	159
56 , down 4 places since 2023	Noel-Baker Academy Derby · Academy sponsor led	35.2	-0.84 (-1.08 to -0.60)	23%	36%	3.03	137
57 , down 3 places since 2023	City of Derby Academy Derby · Academy sponsor led	32.3	-0.56 (-0.79 to -0.32)	19%	38%	2.73	168
58 , down 7 places since 2023	Da Vinci Academy Derby · Academy sponsor led	32.2	-0.64 (-0.88 to -0.40)	19%	34%	2.78	140
59 , down 4 places since 2023	Alvaston Moor Academy Derby · Academy sponsor led	30.1	-0.87 (-1.10 to -0.64)	20%	32%	2.60	162
60 , down 7 places since 2023	The Bemrose School Derby · Foundation school	29.5	-0.40 (-0.65 to -0.16)	15%	30%	2.32	158

Schools with the same Attainment 8 score share a rank (shown as "=").

Under each rank: the change since the 2023 table, in places gained (+) or lost (−). No figure means the rank is unchanged or the school had no ranked 2023 result.

Independent schools in Derbyshire with published 2024 GCSE results

Listed as published, not ranked. The DfE tables count only reformed GCSEs, so a school whose pupils sit IGCSE, Pre-U or the IB reports a lower figure than its results merit, or none at all. Compare independent schools on their own published examination results and inspection reports.

School	Attainment 8 (as published)	Grade 5+ English & maths	Pupils
Derby High School Derby · Other independent school	63.7	82%	61
Normanton House School Derby · Other independent school	46.9	57%	7
Repton School Derby · Other independent school	36.2	0%	114
Trent College Nottingham · Other independent school	44.8	68%	139

How to read this table

Attainment 8 is the average points a school's pupils achieved across eight GCSE subjects: English and maths (double-weighted), three EBacc subjects (sciences, computing, history, geography, languages) and three further approved qualifications. The DfE publishes it for every state school; the England average for 2024 was 45.9.

Grade 5+ in English and maths is the share of pupils reaching a "strong pass" in both; grade 4+ is the "standard pass". EBacc APS is the average point score across the English Baccalaureate subjects, including pupils who did not enter them.

Progress 8 measures how much progress pupils made from the end of primary school to their GCSEs against pupils nationally with the same starting point; it is the like-for-like measure, and the range in brackets is its confidence interval.

Ranks are shared where scores tie. Schools are ranked here on published results alone; our composite score, which also weighs Ofsted inspection, progress and attendance, orders the same schools on the best secondary schools page.

This is the 2024 archive of the table: each school's 2024 figures, ranked within that year, so a school with no 2024 figure is listed unranked even where it has results for a later year. The main Derbyshire GCSE results page always ranks the newest year the DfE has published.

See the best secondary schools in Derbyshire on our composite score

Derbyshire GCSE results 2024: secondary school league table

Secondary schools in Derbyshire ranked on Attainment 8

Independent schools in Derbyshire with published 2024 GCSE results

More about schools in Derbyshire

Derbyshire GCSE results: common questions