Royal School for the Deaf Derby
Special schoolRoyal School for the Deaf Derby is a special school in Derby, for pupils aged 3 to 19. It had 127 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Standards maintained, December 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection
- Standards maintained, 11 December 2024
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 Royal School for the Deaf Derby was 6.5, against 42.3 in Derby and 46.2 in England.
0% 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 | 6.5 | 42.3 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 37.8% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 57.6% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 11 | – | – |
- Royal School for the Deaf Derby teaches pupils with needs that most schools' pupils do not have, often in very small year groups, so its results are not a fair comparison with mainstream schools. They are not shown on the map.
- 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- Ashgate Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), June 2023. 38% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)470 m
- Jasmine Hall SchoolSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file620 m
- Ashgate Nursery SchoolNursery. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met, special measures690 m
- Whitecross Nursery SchoolNursery. School remains Outstanding, May 2024720 m
- Markeaton Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade. 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)770 m
- Bridge Street SchoolPupil referral and alternative provision. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade, before the school changed780 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).