Aldercar High School
Academy converter · sixth form · 648 pupils
84% stayed in education · Attainment 8 33.9
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Heritage High School
- Pupils on roll
- 940of 1,019 places
- Free school meals
- 40.4%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 166
- Ofsted
- Good, 11 October 2023Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Heritage High School (URN 112964, until 28 February 2017).
What the data says
Heritage High School has no sixth form. Of the 173 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, none moved to a sixth form college, 64% to a further education college and 3% started an apprenticeship.
GCSE results in 2025 were below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 40.0 against 46.1 across England and 45.0 in Derbyshire, with 36% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
10% of leavers were not in sustained education, employment or training six months on, compared with 6% nationally.
Design and Technology is unusually popular at GCSE: 22% of the year group took it, against 11% of pupils across England.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Derbyshire and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Heritage High School | Derbyshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 173 | 7,796 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 86% | 91% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 78% | 82% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 13% | 34% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 0% | 5% | 13% |
| — further education college | 64% | 41% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 3% | 5% | 3% |
| Employment | 5% | 4% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 10% | 6% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 4% | 3% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Heritage High School | Derbyshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 40.0 | 45.0 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 36% | 43% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 59% | 65% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 5% | 30% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.36 | 3.92 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 40% | 28% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 33.1 | 34.0 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 44.7 | 49.2 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 2% | 4% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Literature | 166 | 100% | 86% | 6% | 21% | 62% |
| Mathematics | 166 | 100% | 88% | 12% | 22% | 69% |
| English Language | 166 | 100% | 89% | 6% | 20% | 56% |
| Combined Science | 149 | 90% | 65% | 3% | 9% | 50% |
| Geography | 77 | 46% | 41% | 6% | 25% | 43% |
| History | 74 | 45% | 41% | 7% | 26% | 55% |
| Film Studies | 42 | 25% | 1% | 7% | 20% | 48% |
| Design and Technology | 36 | 22% | 11% | 3% | 23% | 31% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 19 | 11% | 8% | 0% | 21% | 58% |
| Computer Science | 19 | 11% | 13% | 11% | 30% | 58% |
| Chemistry | 17 | 10% | 23% | 24% | 47% | 94% |
| Drama | 17 | 10% | 7% | 12% | 27% | 76% |
| Biology | 17 | 10% | 23% | 24% | 45% | 100% |
| Physics | 17 | 10% | 23% | 41% | 46% | 94% |
| Physical Education | 15 | 9% | 11% | 7% | 24% | 53% |
| Art and Design | 12 | 7% | 7% | 42% | 24% | 83% |
| Photography | 11 | 7% | 6% | 55% | 19% | 73% |
| Textiles | 11 | 7% | 2% | 27% | 27% | 64% |
| Spanish | 10 | 6% | 19% | 40% | 27% | 100% |
| Religious Studies | 8 | 5% | 31% | 13% | 32% | 100% |
| Business Studies | 6 | 4% | 18% | 0% | 20% | 17% |
| French | 5 | 3% | 18% | — | 29% | — |
| Citizenship Studies | 3 | 2% | 3% | — | 19% | — |
| Polish | 2 | 1% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | 26 | — | — |
| Health Studies | 24 | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 19 | — | — |
| Tourism | 13 | — | — |
| Dance: General | 10 | — | — |
| Music performance: Group | 9 | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Derbyshire
Anthony Gell School
Academy converter · sixth form · 776 pupils
83% stayed in education · Attainment 8 45.8
Belper School and Sixth Form Centre
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85% stayed in education · Attainment 8 44.3
Brookfield Community School
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89% stayed in education · Attainment 8 50.8
Buxton Community School
Academy converter · sixth form · 954 pupils
82% stayed in education · Attainment 8 41.6
Chapel-en-le-Frith High School
Community school · 941 pupils
79% stayed in education · Attainment 8 43.8
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.