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The Ecclesbourne School

Comprehensive

National rank

243

278

Rank last year

64.2^%

A-level

34.9^%

GCSE

Need to know

Head teacher James McNamara

Attendance 94.9%

Gender of entry Mixed

Send pupils* 11.3% *Special educational needs and disabilities

Total pupils 1,571

Pupils on free school meals 8.3%

Progress 8

Progress 8 is a measure of the development a school cohort/pupils makes from year 6 to year 11. The data used is from 2024. There will be no KS2 updates for 2025 or 2026 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The government is consulting on an improved version of Progress 8 and Attainment 8

ABOVE AVERAGE

Our methodology

Results

Grade

11.3

24.5

28.4

A*/A

35.8

A*-B

64.2

Grade

9/8

19.1

15.8

9/8/7

34.9

What the school inspection says

“This school has high academic ambitions for all pupils. Pupils value the education they receive. They benefit from the high-quality education that the school is providing. Many pupils are proud to achieve merits. They know that 130 merits will earn them an all-burgundy tie. Pupils who have these wear them with pride ... The curriculum is broad and ambitious for all pupils at this school ... There is now a whole-school strategy to develop a more inclusive culture.”

Inspection

2023

In detail *

Read the full report

*Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgment in inspections of state-funded schools. A five-point grading scale, including a new “exceptional” grade was introduced in November 2025.

About the school

The Ecclesbourne School mission statement is “learning together for the future”.
The numbers of former pupils who are not in education, employment or training are extremely low, as are the school’s rates of exclusion and suspension. There are high expectations for pupils and all are challenged to raise their aspirations.
There are many sports clubs, interest groups, residentials, trips abroad and societies, from the Duke of Edinburgh's Award to the debating society, while BTecs, Cambridge Nationals and ABRSM music qualifications are also on offer.
The house system plays a vital role in school life and involves students in wider extracurricular experiences, such as drama productions, the school’s choir, orchestra and wind band. There is also a much-loved Stars in Their Eyes talent showcase.

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info@ecclesbourne.derbyshire.sch.uk

Telephone

01332 840 645

Website

ecclesbourne.derbyshire.sch.uk

Address

Wirksworth Road, Duffield, Belper, DE56 4GS

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