Royal School for the Deaf Derby, Derby

Overview

Royal School for the Deaf Derby is a special / send school (non-maintained special school) in Derby, East Midlands, for pupils aged 3–19. This summary is generated only from official structured fields.

School details

Official establishment type: Non-maintained special school
Establishment group: Special schools
Age range: Ages 3–19
Gender of entry: Mixed
Boarding: Boarding school
Sixth form: Yes
School capacity: 141
Pupils on roll: 127
URN: 113044

Admissions

Local authority: Derby

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Official performance data

School performance

Official Department for Education results for this school. Results are shown for the academic year they relate to.

Secondary

2024/25 results

DfE does not publish a directly comparable England figure for independent schools, so no comparison is shown.

Attainment 8 score
School
9.7
Pupils included: 10
Grade 5 or above in English & maths
School
10%
Pupils included: 10
Grade 4 or above in English & maths
School
10%
Pupils included: 10
Entering the EBacc
School
0%
Pupils included: 10

Progress 8 was not published for 2024/25.

Source: Department for Education · School performance data.

Official inspection data

Ofsted inspections

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Other recent inspection activity

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Ungraded inspection
Inspected 11 December 2024 · Published 22 January 2025
Outcome: Standards maintained

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Source: Ofsted · Inspections and outcomes. Official Ofsted page for this school

SEND and additional needs

Types of special educational need recorded in the official dataset. These describe recorded provision, not a judgement of quality.

HI - Hearing Impairment

Location

Address: Ashbourne Road, Derby, Derbyshire, DE22 3BH
Local authority: Derby
Area: Schools in Derby

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