Schools in Derby

Derby has 158 schools including 107 primaries and 17 secondaries, spread across Derby City Council and parts of Derbyshire County Council's admissions area. Nearly half the schools — 74 — operate as academies with their own individual criteria, making it essential to check each school's policy rather than assuming a uniform distance-based tiebreaker applies across the city.

Thirty schools have a religious character, mainly Church of England and Catholic, adding faith priority to their oversubscription criteria. Pressure on places is notable: 38 of 141 schools with capacity data are at or above roll. Two selective schools in the wider Derby area require a grammar test pass. Both Derby City and Derbyshire publish last-offered-distance data in their respective annual admissions booklets, typically available from September.