UK Schools
Derby Cathedral School
Derby Cathedral School is a mixed secondary free school in Derby, Derby City Council, teaching 1,159 pupils aged 11 to 19. Ofsted rated it Good at its last graded inspection in January 2023. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 41.5 (England 46.1). The 2026–2027 school year runs from 4 September 2026 to 26 July 2027.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Derby Cathedral School.
Scale: Outstanding Good Requires improvement Inadequate
Term dates & holidays 2026–2027
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Derby Cathedral School.
- 4–30 Autumn Term (First half)
- 1–23 Autumn Term (First half)
- 24–31 Autumn Half-Term
- 1 Autumn Half-Term
- 2–30 Autumn Term (Second half)
- 1–18 Autumn Term (Second half)
- 19–31 Christmas Holiday
- 25 Christmas Day Bank Holiday
- 28 Boxing Day (substitute)
- 1–3 Christmas Holiday
- 1 New Year's Day
- 4–31 Spring Term (First half)
- 1–12 Spring Term (First half)
- 13–21 Spring Half-Term
- 22–28 Spring Term (Second half)
- 1–25 Spring Term (Second half)
- 26–31 Easter Holiday
- 26 Good Friday
- 29 Easter Monday
- 1–11 Easter Holiday
- 12–30 Summer Term (First half)
- 1–28 Summer Term (First half)
- 3 Early May Bank Holiday
- 29–31 Summer Half-Term
- 31 Spring Bank Holiday
- 1–6 Summer Half-Term
- 7–30 Summer Term (Second half)
- 1–26 Summer Term (Second half)
- 27 Summer Holiday Begins
- 30 Summer Bank Holiday
Key dates (2026–2027)
- Autumn Term (First half) Sep 4, 2026 - Oct 23, 2026 Term
- Autumn Half-Term Oct 24, 2026 - Nov 1, 2026 Holiday
- Autumn Term (Second half) Nov 2, 2026 - Dec 18, 2026 Term
- Christmas Holiday Dec 19, 2026 - Jan 3, 2027 Holiday
- Spring Term (First half) Jan 4, 2027 - Feb 12, 2027 Term
- Spring Half-Term Feb 13, 2027 - Feb 21, 2027 Holiday
- Spring Term (Second half) Feb 22, 2027 - Mar 25, 2027 Term
- Easter Holiday Mar 26, 2027 - Apr 11, 2027 Holiday
- Summer Term (First half) Apr 12, 2027 - May 28, 2027 Term
- Summer Half-Term May 29, 2027 - Jun 6, 2027 Holiday
- Summer Term (Second half) Jun 7, 2027 - Jul 26, 2027 Term
- Summer Holiday Begins Jul 27, 2027 Holiday
- Christmas Day Bank Holiday Dec 25, 2026 Bank Holiday
- Boxing Day (substitute) Dec 28, 2026 Bank Holiday
- New Year's Day Jan 1, 2027 Bank Holiday
- Good Friday Mar 26, 2027 Bank Holiday
- Easter Monday Mar 29, 2027 Bank Holiday
- Early May Bank Holiday May 3, 2027 Bank Holiday
- Spring Bank Holiday May 31, 2027 Bank Holiday
- Summer Bank Holiday Aug 30, 2027 Bank Holiday
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Derby Cathedral School with Derby City Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 41.5 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
This school Derby City Council England
16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 29.13 A level average point score
Results for students finishing post-16 study.
This school Derby City Council England
Attendance 16.2% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
This school Derby City Council England
What pupils do after GCSEs 90% In education, apprenticeship or work
Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.
This school Derby City Council England
About this data source & caveats
Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.
Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.
We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.
Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Derby Cathedral School. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.
Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Location & catchment area
Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Derby Cathedral School than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.