Chellaston Academy, Derby

From the headteacher's welcome: "It is a privilege to serve as Headteacher of Chellaston Academy, and I am proud to lead a school community defined by high standards, strong relationships and a shared commitment to doing the very best for our young people. Our students are polite, respectful and hard-working, showing genuine commitment to their learning and to one another."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include drama, cooking, debating and Duke of Edinburgh.

On phones, the school says: "Mobile Phones In line with government guidance, mobile phones are not permitted in the main school."

In 2026, pupils at Chellaston Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 53.1, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 42.7 in Derby and 47 across England.

56% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 37% in Derby and 47% in England.

That is up from 49.2 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.07: pupils made about average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 36.4, against 56.9 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 20.5 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 28 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Physics.

For September 2026 entry, 302 families put Chellaston Academy as their first choice and 520 named it as one of their preferences, for 288 places offered. That is slightly more first choices than places. 31 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Chellaston Academy are Noel-Baker Academy (1.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 35.2); Alvaston Moor Academy (1.6 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 33.6); City of Derby Academy (2.3 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 31.8); and UTC Derby Pride Park (3.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 39.5).

Chellaston Academy's 2026 results were higher than all 4 of them.

Chellaston Academy is one of 15 schools run by Tapestry Learning Partnership, an academy trust.

Of the 297 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 79% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 34% to a further education college, 8% to an apprenticeship and 4% into work.

Of the 150 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 65% went on to university or other higher education, 11% to apprenticeships and 14% into work. 12% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

7.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (70%), Asian (12%) and Mixed (7%).

In 2026, 218 pupils (12.2%) received SEN support and 51 (2.8%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest railway station is Peartree Rail Station, about 2.5 miles away in a straight line.

12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Academy Bus Park (adjacent), 70 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 80 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and vehicle crime. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Derby (267).

In 2024/25, Chellaston Academy issued 176 suspensions, 9.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The primary schools closest to Chellaston Academy are Chellaston Junior School (0.3 miles), Chellaston Fields Spencer Academy (0.3 miles), Chellaston Infant School (0.4 miles) and Homefields Primary School (0.4 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.