The Bemrose School
All-through schoolThe Bemrose School is a all-through school in Derby, for pupils aged 3 to 19. It had 1,429 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), March 2024
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 13 March 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
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 2024/25, 58% of pupils at The Bemrose School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 57% in Derby and 62% in England.
5% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at The Bemrose School was 34.2, against 42.3 in Derby and 46.2 in England.
20.5% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Derby | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 58% | 57% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 5% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104 | 104 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105 | 103 | 105 |
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Derby | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 34.2 | 42.3 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 20.5% | 37.8% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 40% | 57.6% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 195 | – | – |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- 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- Bishop Lonsdale Church of England Primary School and NurseryPrimary. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met. 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)620 m
- Firs Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), June 2022. 30% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)790 m
- Derby Cathedral SchoolSecondary. Good (overall), January 2023. Attainment 8 of 43.7 (2025/26, provisional)820 m
- Ashgate Nursery SchoolNursery. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met, special measures950 m
- Becket Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), March 2023. 38% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)990 m
- Ashgate Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), June 2023. 38% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
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).