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Kingsmead School

Special schoolAges 7–18Academy

Derby, DE24 8TE · Derby local authority

Derby’s School Grade C− better than 24% of towns in England

How full
174 pupils
97% of its 180 places
Free school meals
61%
61 in 100 pupils eligible · outlined square = England’s schools (25)
The gist

What stands out about Kingsmead School

  • No letter for this school: the reason is below.
  • 61% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (more than England’s 25%)
  • Ofsted: Good, September 2021 (shown, not graded)
  • Homes in its postcode sector (DE24 8) sold for a median £167,000; Derby’s is £220,000

Results

DfE · GCSEs 2025/26, provisional · 38 pupils

Each bar is a group of England’s 3,224 graded secondary schools. The schools Kingsmead beats are shaded green.

Attainment 8 12.7

Average grade across 8 GCSEs ×10 · higher than 0% of schools · Derby avg 43

20304050607080England avg 47.3Kingsmead 12.7

Grade 5+ in English and maths 5%

A strong pass · higher than 0% of schools · Derby avg 38%

0%20%40%60%80%100%England avg 47.3%Kingsmead 5%

Attainment 8, three years

The mark is England’s average that year

2023/24
9.2
2024/25
7.4
2025/26
12.7

Progress 8, 2023/24

−1 behind0 = national+1 ahead

-2.14: below average. How pupils did at GCSE against pupils nationally with the same results at 11. Not published since 2023/24 (no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021).

Disadvantaged pupils, 2025/26

Attainment 8 for the 31 pupils DfE counts as disadvantaged (free school meals in the last 6 years, or looked after) and the rest, beside England’s schools

Disadvantaged
11.7England 38.6
Not disadvantaged
16.9England 50.6
Grade 4 or above in English and maths11%
England’s schools 66% · Derby 58% · a standard pass

These results were published under the school’s predecessor (URN 135345), before it converted or merged. England’s figures are of its graded mainstream state schools, each school counted once; grammar schools are included, which is why the right-hand tail is long. Small cohorts are suppressed.

Its letter

No letter for Kingsmead School

Special schools aren’t given a letter: their pupils’ needs differ too much for results to compare with mainstream schools.

Letters go to England’s open mainstream state schools with published Key Stage 2 or GCSE results (grammar schools included), each against the schools of its own phase.

Ofsted

Ofsted inspections

Shown, not graded: Ofsted is never part of a letter or the School Grade.

Ungraded inspection: School remains Good, September 2021.

The full reports on Ofsted ↗

Living nearby

Living near Kingsmead School

For families thinking of moving: what homes cost around the school, and the other schools close by.

Home prices in DE24 8, the school’s postcode sector

Derby property prices →
£167,000
median sale, 436 sales in 36 months · Derby £220,000

Median sale price each year, 2010 to 2025

£50K£100K£150K£200K£250K2010201520202025DE24 8Derby
DE24 8Derby

By type, the 36 months to August 2026

Detached
£257K
Semi-detached
£185K
Terraced
£140K
Flat
£42K
DE24 8Derby

Homes in DE24 8 sell for well under Derby’s typical price. HM Land Registry Price Paid, standard sales. Catchments aren’t published, so the postcode sector stands in for “around the school”.

Schools within 1.6 miles

21 state schools
0.5 mi1 mi1.5 miNCDB+CCDDDD−DC+DB−C−DKingsmead School
ABCDNo letterPrimarySecondary / all-through

Derby, DE24 8TE

Kingsmead School: common questions

What is Kingsmead School’s Ofsted rating?

Its latest inspection outcome is Good (September 2021).

How much do houses cost near Kingsmead School?

Homes in its postcode sector, DE24 8, sold for a median £167,000 over the 36 months to August 2026 (436 sales).

Sources: DfE Get Information about Schools (16 October 2026), Key Stage 2 performance tables (2023–2025, three-year average) and Key Stage 4 (2025/26, provisional); Ofsted state-funded school inspections as at 30 September 2026. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Also: DfE Key Stage 4 performance, schools data (2023/24 and 2024/25 final, 2025/26 provisional) and Key Stage 2 performance tables 2024/25 by subject; DfE school census, January 2025; DfE school-level applications and offers, September 2019 to 2026 entry; HM Land Registry Price Paid by postcode sector, 2010 to August 2026.

A school’s letter is our own summary of its published results against England’s schools of the same phase; Derby’s School Grade is a separate grade, built from the results of the schools in and around the town against other towns. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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