Noel-Baker Academy
Secondary schoolNoel-Baker Academy is a secondary school in Derby, for pupils aged 11 to 16. It had 1,230 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 30 June 2026
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Not applicable
- Post-16 provision
- Not applicable
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Noel-Baker Academy was 35.2, against 42.3 in Derby and 46.2 in England.
27.9% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Derby | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 35.2 | 42.3 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 27.9% | 37.8% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 45.4% | 57.6% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 229 | – | – |
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- St Martins SchoolSpecial. Standards maintained, October 202410 m
- Oak Grange Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met680 m
- Alvaston Moor AcademySecondary. Requires improvement (overall), November 2023. Attainment 8 of 33.6 (2025/26, provisional)740 m
- Landau Forte Academy MoorheadPrimary. Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade. 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)810 m
- Oakwood Junior SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), February 2024. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)890 m
- Shelton Infant SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), May 2024890 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Derby
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).