Secondary · DE21 · Derby

Da Vinci Academy

St Andrew's View, Breadsall, Derby, DE21 4ET

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At a glance

Key published figures for this school.

OfstedGood
Attendance94.1%
AttainmentProgress 8: -0.64
AdmissionsAbout average
Pupils562

Ofsted inspection

Latest outcome

Good

Latest visit (Mar 2026): renewed Ofsted format (no single overall grade) — curriculum and teaching and achievement needs attention; inclusion, attendance and behaviour, personal development and wellbeing and leadership and governance expected standard. See the full Ofsted report.

Inspection history

Improved from Requires improvement (5 Nov 2014).

  1. Previous gradedRequires improvement

This page shows previous graded and latest ungraded outcomes when Ofsted publishes them in the national file. Full history stays on the Ofsted report.

School figures

Coloured bars compare this school with the average for other schools in DE21. Where we have them, council (Derby) and England figures appear under FSM, SEN and attendance. FSM, SEN and EAL are context, not quality scores. For attendance, higher is usually better.

Pupils on roll
562
Free school meals
30.2%
5.3% above district average (24.9%)

Also: Derby 32.8% · England 25.8%

SEN
21.6%
3.9% below district average (25.5%)

Also: Derby 16.3% · England 16.5%

EAL
13.6%
1.1% above district average (12.5%)
Attendance
94.1%
1% below district average (95.1%)

Also: Derby 91.8% · England 91.9%

Persistent absence
16.6%
Progress 8
-0.64 (2023/24)
Attainment 8
34.7
Grade 5+ English & maths
21%
Grade 4+ English & maths
37.1%
Entered for EBacc
27.3%
EBacc average point score
3.04

Each metric uses its own colour so you can tell the rows apart. The lighter bar is the DE21 average; the darker bar is this school.

Attendance

Autumn and spring term attendance from DfE pupil absence data (where published for this URN).

  • 2020/2195.2%
  • 2021/2290.4%
  • 2022/2391.4%
  • 2023/2491.1%
  • 2024/2592%

Admissions

Demand signal
About average
Published capacity (GIAS)
750
Pupils on roll
562

Indicative signal from published roll versus GIAS capacity. Not applications versus offers, and not a guarantee of a place.

Published admission number (PAN) and applications versus offers are not in our national datasets yet. Use your council booklet.

Check your council admissions booklet via the Derby page.

SEN support

SEN %
21.6%
On-site provision
None listed in GIAS

A higher SEN percentage can mean experience with support needs, or more demand on staff. Ask the SENCO what is available day to day.

Sources and freshness

  • School year for most DfE figures: 2024/25.
  • Pipeline last checked: Sept 2026.
  • Council and England attendance / FSM tables: 2024/25.
  • School figures from DfE / GIAS / Ofsted where published. District averages use other schools in this postcode district. Council and England figures use DfE local authority and national tables for the matching phase.
  • School photos are not shown yet. Schools will be able to add one later.
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