Derby school admissions

For a September 2027 start, secondary applications close on 31 Oct 2026 and primary applications on 15 Jan 2027. Always confirm details on the council's own admissions page.

How to apply

Apply online through the council where you live, naming several schools in order of preference — including schools in other council areas. Every preference is considered equally against each school's admission criteria, and you're offered the highest-ranked school that can offer you a place.

We haven't yet confirmed the council's admissions page link.

GOV.UK: School admissions

Key dates for September 2027

Secondary applications close	31 Oct 2026	School Admissions Code 2021, para 2.24
Primary (reception) applications close	15 Jan 2027	School Admissions Code 2021, para 2.24
Secondary national offer day	1 Mar 2027	1 March or next working day
Primary national offer day	16 Apr 2027	16 April or next working day

Appeals

The council hasn't published a single appeal date we've confirmed. By law you must have at least 20 school days from the date of your refusal letter.

Source: School Admissions Code and School Admission Appeals Code (Open Government Licence v3.0).

Applications and offers by school, 2026/27

Catchment areas and admission decisions are made by the school's admissions authority (the local council or, for academies and many faith schools, the school or trust). Distances and past figures don't guarantee a place.

Secondary schools (15)

School	Places offered	All applications	First preferences	First preferences offered	Applications per offer
Allestree Woodlands School	231	494	202	198	2.1 per offer
Alvaston Moor Academy	193	218	107	107	1.1 per offer
Chellaston Academy	288	520	302	271	1.8 per offer
City of Derby Academy	178	194	112	112	1.1 per offer
Da Vinci Academy	132	152	74	74	1.2 per offer
Derby Cathedral School	176	431	158	140	2.4 per offer
Derby Moor Spencer Academy	296	701	239	214	2.4 per offer
Landau Forte College	180	1213	517	162	6.7 per offer
Lees Brook Academy	195	326	166	165	1.7 per offer
Littleover Community School	288	1012	372	264	3.5 per offer
Murray Park Community School	270	424	221	221	1.6 per offer
Noel-Baker Academy	257	379	210	210	1.5 per offer
Saint Benedict, A Catholic Voluntary Academy	242	522	202	182	2.2 per offer
The Bemrose School	179	317	113	113	1.8 per offer
West Park School	279	461	296	276	1.7 per offer

Primary schools (64)

School	Places offered	All applications	First preferences	First preferences offered	Applications per offer
Akaal Primary School	22	42	21	21	1.9 per offer
Allenton Primary School	31	64	31	30	2.1 per offer
Alvaston Infant and Nursery School	63	137	61	61	2.2 per offer
Arboretum Primary School	73	155	72	72	2.1 per offer
Ash Croft Primary Academy	13	31	13	13	2.4 per offer
Ashgate Primary School	42	102	33	33	2.4 per offer
Ashwood Spencer Academy	61	83	61	61	1.4 per offer
Asterdale Primary School	28	43	27	27	1.5 per offer
Beaufort Primary School	26	41	25	25	1.6 per offer
Becket Primary School	30	115	53	29	3.8 per offer
Bishop Lonsdale Church of England Primary School and Nursery	29	58	27	27	2.0 per offer
Borrow Wood Primary School	21	56	21	21	2.7 per offer
Brackensdale Spencer Academy	60	103	55	53	1.7 per offer
Breadsall Hill Top Primary School	39	72	37	37	1.8 per offer
Brookfield Primary School	30	127	46	28	4.2 per offer
Carlyle Infant and Nursery Academy	46	102	36	36	2.2 per offer
Castleward Spencer Academy	30	65	43	29	2.2 per offer
Cavendish Close Infant School	68	111	65	65	1.6 per offer
Chaddesden Park Primary School	20	45	19	19	2.3 per offer
Chellaston Infant School	57	117	54	54	2.1 per offer
Cherry Tree Hill Primary School	70	126	69	69	1.8 per offer
Cottons Farm Primary Academy	5	14	4	4	2.8 per offer
Dale Community Primary School	59	118	57	57	2.0 per offer
Derby St Chad's CofE Nursery and Infant School	14	31	11	11	2.2 per offer
Derwent Primary School	24	37	24	24	1.5 per offer
Firs Primary School	48	89	37	35	1.9 per offer
Grampian Primary Academy	23	68	24	23	3.0 per offer
Griffe Field Primary School	60	184	95	58	3.1 per offer
Hackwood Primary Academy	30	93	40	29	3.1 per offer
Hardwick Primary School	60	178	59	59	3.0 per offer
Homefields Primary School	44	96	47	43	2.2 per offer
Lakeside Primary Academy	35	69	35	35	2.0 per offer
Landau Forte Academy Moorhead	25	55	24	24	2.2 per offer
Lawn Primary School	60	173	65	58	2.9 per offer
Markeaton Primary School	60	143	71	57	2.4 per offer
Meadow Farm Community Primary School	10	24	10	10	2.4 per offer
Mickleover Primary School	57	199	45	45	3.5 per offer
Oak Grange Primary School	45	74	41	39	1.6 per offer
Oakwood Infant and Nursery School	71	136	71	71	1.9 per offer
Parkview Primary School	29	72	31	28	2.5 per offer
Pear Tree Infant School	54	101	54	53	1.9 per offer
Portway Infant School	40	108	36	36	2.7 per offer
Ravensdale Infant and Nursery School	75	138	69	69	1.8 per offer
Redwood Primary School	79	113	79	79	1.4 per offer
Reigate Park Primary Academy	41	79	38	38	1.9 per offer
Ridgeway Infant School	80	135	75	75	1.7 per offer
Roe Farm Primary School	35	60	34	34	1.7 per offer
Rosehill Infant and Nursery School	25	55	23	23	2.2 per offer
Shelton Infant School	52	95	49	49	1.8 per offer
Silverhill Primary School	60	178	61	55	3.0 per offer
Springfield Primary School	24	69	24	23	2.9 per offer
St Alban's Catholic Voluntary Academy	15	45	15	15	3.0 per offer
St George's Catholic Voluntary Academy	49	99	48	46	2.0 per offer
St James' Church of England Aided Infant School	19	51	18	18	2.7 per offer
St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy	17	33	17	17	1.9 per offer
St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy	52	94	51	50	1.8 per offer
St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy	41	87	35	35	2.1 per offer
St Werburgh's CofE Primary School	32	65	27	27	2.0 per offer
The Bemrose School	53	82	42	42	1.5 per offer
Village Primary Academy	61	107	61	60	1.8 per offer
Walter Evans Church of England Aided Primary School	60	125	57	54	2.1 per offer
Wren Park Primary School	51	99	47	47	1.9 per offer
Wyndham Spencer Academy	60	125	64	58	2.1 per offer
Zaytouna Primary School	55	85	54	54	1.5 per offer

Source: DfE secondary and primary school applications and offers (Open Government Licence v3.0).

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Questions

When is the Derby secondary school application deadline?

31 October for a September start, set nationally by the School Admissions Code. Late applications are usually considered only after on-time ones.

How long do I have to appeal?

Admission authorities must give you at least 20 school days from the date of your refusal letter (usually offer day). Many councils publish a specific date — use the council's date where shown.

Does this page tell me my chance of getting a place?

No. Places depend on each school's oversubscription criteria, which change every year. Only the admissions authority decides.