Secondary schools in Derbyshire
There are 45 secondary schools in Derbyshire. 2 are rated Outstanding and 24 Good by Ofsted. Each listing shows the year groups, Ofsted rating and how admissions work.
Applying for a place in Derbyshire
- Starting secondary school (Year 7) in September 2027: applications close on 31 October 2026. Offers are sent on 1 March 2027.
- You apply through the council where you live, even for schools in a different area, and late applications are considered after on-time ones.
Secondary schools in Derbyshire, by town
Alfreton
- David Nieper Academy
Year 7 - Year 13 · DE55 7JA
Ofsted: Good - Frederick Gent School
Year 7 - Year 11 · DE55 2ER
Ofsted: Good - Swanwick Hall School
Year 7 - Year 13 · DE55 1AE
Ofsted: Good - Tibshelf Community School
Year 7 - Year 11 · DE55 5LZ
No rating on record
Ashbourne
- Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School
Year 7 - Year 13 · DE6 1EP
Ofsted: Good
Bakewell
- Lady Manners School
Year 7 - Year 13 · DE45 1JA
Ofsted: Good
Belper
- Belper School and Sixth Form Centre
Year 7 - Year 13 · DE56 0DA
Ofsted: Not judged - The Ecclesbourne School
Year 7 - Year 13 · DE56 4GS
Ofsted: Good
Buxton
- Buxton Community School
Year 7 - Year 13 · SK17 9EA
Ofsted: Good - St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy
Year 7 - Year 11 · SK17 6AF
Ofsted: Not judged
Chesterfield
- Brookfield Community School
Year 7 - Year 13 · S40 3NS
Ofsted: Good - Heritage High School
Year 7 - Year 11 · S43 4QG
Ofsted: Good - Netherthorpe School
Year 7 - Year 13 · S43 3PU
Ofsted: Not judged - Outwood Academy Hasland Hall
Year 7 - Year 11 · S41 0LP
Ofsted: Good - Outwood Academy Newbold
Year 7 - Year 13 · S41 8BA
Ofsted: Good - Parkside Community School
Year 7 - Year 11 · S40 2NS
Ofsted: Good - Springwell Community College
Year 7 - Year 11 · S43 3NQ
Ofsted: Not judged - St Mary's Catholic High School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
Year 7 - Year 13 · S41 8AG
Ofsted: Outstanding - The Bolsover School
Year 7 - Year 11 · S44 6XA
No rating on record - Tupton Hall School
Year 7 - Year 13 · S42 6LG
Ofsted: Good - Whittington Green School
Year 7 - Year 11 · S41 9LG
Ofsted: Good
Derby
- John Port Spencer Academy
Year 7 - Year 13 · DE65 6LU
Ofsted: Good
Dronfield
- Dronfield Henry Fanshawe School
Year 7 - Year 13 · S18 2FZ
Ofsted: Good
Glossop
- Glossopdale School and Sixth Form
Year 7 - Year 13 · SK13 2DA
Ofsted: Good - St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary Academy
Year 7 - Year 11 · SK13 8DR
Ofsted: Good
Heanor
- Heanor Gate Spencer Academy
Year 7 - Year 13 · DE75 7RA
Ofsted: Outstanding
High Peak
- Chapel-en-le-Frith High School
Year 7 - Year 11 · SK23 0TQ
Ofsted: Not judged - New Mills School
Year 7 - Year 11 · SK22 4NR
Ofsted: Not judged
Hope Valley
- Hope Valley College
Year 7 - Year 13 · S33 6SD
Ofsted: Good
Ilkeston
- Kirk Hallam Community Academy
Year 7 - Year 13 · DE7 4HH
Ofsted: Not judged - Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy
Year 7 - Year 11 · DE7 5HS
Ofsted: Good - Saint John Houghton Catholic Voluntary Academy
Year 7 - Year 11 · DE7 4HX
No rating on record
Mansfield
- Shirebrook Academy
Year 7 - Year 11 · NG20 8QF
Ofsted: Not judged
Matlock
- Anthony Gell School
Year 7 - Year 13 · DE4 4DX
No rating on record - Highfields School
Year 7 - Year 13 · DE4 5NA
No rating on record
Nottingham
- Aldercar High School
Year 7 - Year 13 · NG16 4HL
No rating on record - The Long Eaton School
Year 7 - Year 13 · NG10 3NP
Ofsted: Requires improvement - Wilsthorpe School
Year 7 - Year 13 · NG10 4WT
Ofsted: Good
Ripley
- John Flamsteed Community School
Year 7 - Year 11 · DE5 8NP
Ofsted: Not judged - The Ripley Academy
Year 7 - Year 13 · DE5 3JQ
Ofsted: Good
Sandiacre
- Friesland School
Year 7 - Year 13 · NG10 5AF
Ofsted: Good
Sheffield
- Eckington School
Year 7 - Year 13 · S21 4GN
Ofsted: Inadequate
Swadlincote
- Granville Academy
Year 7 - Year 11 · DE11 7JR
Ofsted: Not judged - Mercia Academy
Year 7 - Year 11 · DE11 0TL
Ofsted: Not judged - The Pingle Academy
Year 7 - Year 13 · DE11 0QA
Ofsted: Good