Secondary
Saint Benedict, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
Duffield Road, Darley Abbey, Derby, DE22 1JD
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 1465 of 1591 places
- Local authority
- Derby
- Religious character
- Yes
- Sixth form
- Yes
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Trust
- ST RALPH SHERWIN CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Diocese
- Diocese of Nottingham
Ofsted
Last inspected November 2023
Good
An ungraded inspection, which checks whether a school remains at its previous grade rather than re-grading it. Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)GCSE results
37%
45.3
7th of 17 by our score, among the secondary schools in Derby we can score - 23 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 45.3 |
| EBacc average point score | 3.88 |
| Entered the EBacc | 26% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 64% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 37% |
| A level average points per entry | 33.09 |
| A level students | 72 |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 45% |
| 22/23 | 41% |
| 23/24 | 51% |
| 24/25 | 37% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 35.0 |
| 22/23 | 31.4 |
| 23/24 | 31.8 |
| 24/25 | 33.1 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | +0.16 |
| 22/23 | -0.17 |
| 23/24 | +0.31 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 50.2 |
| 22/23 | 43.5 |
| 23/24 | 49.3 |
| 24/25 | 45.3 |
Duffield Road, Darley Abbey, Derby, DE22 1JD
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Derby admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Hazel Boyce
- Address
- Duffield Road, Darley Abbey, Derby, DE22 1JD
- Telephone
- 01332557032