Kirk Hallam Community Academy
Ofsted: Not judgedAcademy converter · Secondary
Ilkeston · DE7 4HH · Derbyshire
Ages 11–18
- Att835.9
- P8-0.8
- EM5+23%
- Absence12.7%
0.3 miles away
OpenSecondaryOfsted: Standards maintainedURN 137908
Saint John Houghton Catholic Voluntary Academy
Academy converter · Ilkeston · DE7 4HX
Ages 11–16 · 625 pupils · Derbyshire
Ofsted
Standards maintained
Attainment 8
47.8
Overall absence
8.7%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Standards maintained
Inspection date
2025-05-22
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Progress 8+0.21
−20+2
Attainment 847.8
English & maths grade 5+50%
English & maths grade 4+72%
EBacc entry51%
EBacc APS: 4.3
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence8.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)25.5%
Unauthorised2.5%
- Authorised absence
- 6.2%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 3.2%
- Enrolments in measure
- 717
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill103%
625 pupils · 606 places
- Pupils on roll
- 625
- Boys / girls
- 301 / 324
- School capacity
- 606
- Capacity fill
- 625 / 606 (103%)
- Free school meals
- 29.8%
- FSM pupils
- 186
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy converter
Age range
Ages 11–16
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Diocese
- Diocese of Nottingham
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: ST RALPH SHERWIN CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Academy trust
- ST RALPH SHERWIN CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Sponsor
- St Ralph Sherwin Catholic Multi Academy Trust
- Headteacher
- Mr Steve Brogan
Location
- Address
- Abbot Road, Kirk Hallam
- Postcode
- DE7 4HX
- Town
- Ilkeston
- County
- Derbyshire
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- District
- Erewash
- Constituency
- Erewash
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy converter (secondary), Ages 11–16, in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, 625 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 29.8%. Religious character: Roman Catholic. Diocese: Diocese of Nottingham.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy
Ofsted: GoodAcademy sponsor led · Secondary
Ilkeston · DE7 5HS · Derbyshire
Ages 11–16
- Att841.9
- P8-0.4
- EM5+46%
- Absence11.5%
0.8 miles away
Ladywood Primary School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Ilkeston · DE7 4NH · Derbyshire
Ages 3–11
- KS253%
- Absence6.2%
- FSM48.2%
0.4 miles away
St Thomas Catholic Voluntary Academy
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Ilkeston · DE7 4LF · Derbyshire
Ages 4–11
- KS283%
- Absence4.8%
- FSM22.7%
0.7 miles away
Dallimore Primary & Nursery School
Ofsted: GoodCommunity school · Primary
Ilkeston · DE7 4GZ · Derbyshire
Ages 2–11
- KS257%
- Absence5.6%
- FSM43.6%
0.7 miles away
Field House Infant School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Ilkeston · DE7 4LT · Derbyshire
Ages 3–7
- Absence6.0%
- FSM30.0%
1.0 miles away
Hallam Fields Junior School
Ofsted: School remains GoodCommunity school · Primary
Ilkeston · DE7 4DB · Derbyshire
Ages 7–11
- KS264%
- Absence5.0%
- FSM41.0%
1.0 miles away
Chaucer Infant School
Ofsted: Not judgedAcademy converter · Primary
Ilkeston · DE7 5LN · Derbyshire
Ages 3–7
- Absence7.5%
- FSM39.1%
1.2 miles away
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Steve Brogan
- Telephone
- 01159322896