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Derby High School

We are a coeducational independent day school, with 530 boys and girls aged 3-18, serving Derbyshire and East Staffordshire.

Derby High School invites you to come along and see for yourself what is so special about our school, producing this year the best GCSE results in Derbyshire.

 

Small classes with excellent teaching provide a first class education at every age

2019 A level results - 66% of A level grades at A*-B, and 38% at A*-A

2019 GCSE results - 27% grade 9 (A*), 50% grades 8/9 (A*) and 72% grades 7-9 (A*/A)

Open Day - September 28th

Sixth Form Open Evening - October 9th

 

Every day is an Open Day here at Derby High! Please contact our Registrar to arrange a tour or taster day for you child.

Please click here for a welcome note from our Head, Amy Chapman.

LATEST NEWS

22 Aug
Derby High School is celebrating its best ever set of GCSE results today An unprecedented 50% of entries achieved grades 8 and 9 (previously graded A*), with 72% of all entries awarded grades 7-9 (A and A*). Read more
15 Aug
U6 Celebrate Excellent A Level Results Derby High students are celebrating an excellent set of results for this year’s A level students with two thirds of grades at A*-B, and 38% at A*-A. Read more
05 Jul
Go4Set Celebration 34 of our Year 9 students attended the Go4SET celebration and assessment day at Pride Park Stadium. This is a culmination of a 10 week project concerned with using engineering solutions to deal with environmental issues such as sustainable waste management, transportation and leisure. Read more
05 Jul
City Sports 2019 It was a very exciting day yesterday for our top Year 7 track and field athletes as they went to Moorways Stadium to compete in the City Sports Championships. The students were competing against athletes from 16 other schools in the area, so the competition was really tough! Read more
01 Jul
Rounders Tournament Win! The sun was shining as we competed against five other local schools. Our team were all excited to begin the festival having trained hard at Rounders Club. Read more
28 Jun
Junior House Tennis Thankfully there was no sign of rain and although the sun didn’t shine, the tennis certainly did. Read more
26 Jun
Senior Sports Day 2019 There were some fantastic performances in all age groups and the staff who were involved in timing, measuring and judging were extremely impressed! Read more
25 Jun
House Rounders Fantastic hitting, throwing and catching was on show and there were rounders galore at this year's House Rounders competition! Read more
21 Jun
Junior Sports The weather perked up, the field dried off and the pupils of the Junior School took to the field for the annual Junior Sports Day! Read more
20 Jun
A positive future ahead for our U12 Rounders Team! The U12 Rounders team travelled to Chellaston to play in the City Rounders Tournament... Read more
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UPCOMING EVENTS

19 Sep
Welcome Evening for parents of new students Senior Hall
19 Sep
EYFS phonics evening Junior School
20 Sep
Whole school non-uniform day in aid of Jeans for Genes
20 Sep
Year 5 Calke assembly Junior Hall
26 Sep
Primary book event
26 Sep
Primary Open Afternoon for parents
26 Sep
Mental Health Awareness Evening for parents Senior Hall
27 Sep
Macmillan Coffee Morning Dining Hall
28 Sep
Whole School Open Morning
03 Oct
Primary parents' evening
03 Oct
India trip induction and information sessions for parents Devonshire Room
09 Oct
Sixth Form Open Evening Senior Hall
11 Oct
Lower School drama production - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Senior Hall
15 Oct
Harvest Festival St Peter's Church, Littleover
15 Oct
Primary Harvest Festival Senior Hall
18 Oct
Half term ends
21 Oct
Half term holiday
04 Nov
Half term begins
05 Nov
L6 parents' evening Senior Hall
08 Nov
Primary Open Morning
08 Nov
Parents invited to year 2/3 workshop
14 Nov
Parent drop-in with SLT
20 Nov
L5 parents' evening Senior Hall
23 Nov
Christmas Fair Senior Hall, Wessex Hall
25 Nov
Senior school reading week
25 Nov
Associated Board Music Exams Music Centre
26 Nov
Primary Book Bus
26 Nov
Associated Board Music Exams Music Centre
28 Nov
Staff training day - (no pupils)
29 Nov
Whole school EXEAT, school closed
05 Dec
U3 parents' evening Senior Hall
06 Dec
Refreshments for Infant parents Dining Hall
06 Dec
Infant Nativity Senior Hall
08 Dec
Derby Concert Orchestra Childrens' Concert Senior Hall
12 Dec
Junior Concert Senior Hall
13 Dec
Whole School Christmas lunch Junior and Senior Dining Halls
16 Dec
Senior Christmas Concert Senior Hall
19 Dec
Carol service for Juniors & Seniors Derby Cathedral
19 Dec
End of term
19 Dec
No Primary Extra Time or late waiting
20 Dec
Christmas holidays
06 Jan
Staff training day
07 Jan
Term begins
07 Jan
U6 mock examinations Devonshire Room
07 Jan
GCSE mock examinations Senior Hall
22 Jan
U6 parents' evening Senior Hall
24 Jan
11+ Entrance auditions for drama, sport, music and art & design scholarships (for shortlisted candidates)
27 Jan
11+ Entrance examination (external students) and academic scholarship examination Senior Hall
28 Jan
Associated Board Music Exams Music Centre
29 Jan
Associated Board Music Exams Music Centre
30 Jan
U5 parents' evening Senior Hall
12 Feb
U4 parents' evening Senior Hall
14 Feb
Half term ends
17 Feb
Half term holiday
27 Feb
GCSE Options and Careers Information Evening Senior Hall
12 Mar
L4 parents' evening Senior Hall
16 Mar
House Trampolining Sports Hall
19 Mar
Senior School Production Senior Hall
20 Mar
Senior School Production Senior Hall
23 Mar
Senior Spring Concert Senior Hall
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Derby High School

We hope that you will be able to find much of the information you need about our school here on our website, however, the best way to find out more about the school is to come and see us! If you would like to arrange to visit and have a tour of the school please contact our Admissions Team on: 01332 514267 or by email: admissions@derbyhigh.derby.sch.uk