Royal School for the Deaf Derby
Ashbourne Road, Derby, DE22 3BH
127 pupils · 90% of 141 capacity
- Type
- Non-maintained special school
- Ages
- 3–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Derby
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 38.3%
Ofsted
Standards maintained (2024) — Ungraded inspection — “Standards maintained” (no overall grade issued)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 11 December 2024, published 22 January 2025. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 9.7 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 10% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 10% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 0% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Nearby alternatives
- Jasmine Hall School 0.6 km · No Ofsted rating
- Bridge Street School 0.8 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Emmanuel School (Derby) Limited 1 km · No Ofsted rating
- Aurora Ryefields School 1 km · No Ofsted rating
- University of Derby 1.1 km · No Ofsted rating
- Castle School 1.8 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.