Kirk Hallam Community Academy
🇬🇧 Official data · 2025Ilkeston, East Midlands DE7 4HH · Derbyshire
#297 of 329 secondary schools in East Midlands
#3635 of 4,090 nationally
About Kirk Hallam Community Academy
Kirk Hallam Community Academy is a academy secondary located in Ilkeston, in the Derbyshire local authority of East Midlands, England. It caters for Ages 11–18. In 2025 it enrolled 709 students. Academies and free schools are state-funded and free to attend, run by academy trusts rather than the local authority.
Its Success Index (England) is 18.7 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of secondary schools in England and 297th of 329 ranked secondary schools in East Midlands. Its strongest component is attainment 8 (23th percentile), and its weakest is a level points per entry (7th percentile).
Other published figures: pupils on roll 709; capacity filled 59%; grade 4+ english & maths 52.9%; ebacc average points 3.23.
There are 23 schools in Ilkeston; Kirk Hallam Community Academy ranks 20th of 23 scored schools there.
Success Index (England) breakdown
Each component is a percentile against secondary schools across England.
- KS2: reading, writing & maths expected standard (35%)–
- KS2: higher standard (20%)–
- KS2: reading progress (10%)–
- KS2: maths progress (10%)–
- Progress 8 (20%)–
- Attainment 8 (30%)38.7
- Grade 5+ in English & maths (15%)27.5%
- A level points per entry (10%)24.5
- Community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (15%)47.8%
The Success Index (England) summarises published data about a school community. It is not a measure of teaching quality. Read the methodology.
Published measures
All figures published for Kirk Hallam Community Academy by the official sources.
- Pupils on roll
- 709
- Number of pupils in the latest school census.
- Free school meals
- 47.8%
- Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals.
- Capacity filled
- 59%
- Pupils on roll as a share of the school's reported capacity.
- Attainment 8
- 38.7
- Average GCSE points across eight subjects.
- Grade 5+ English & maths
- 27.5%
- Share of pupils with a strong pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- Grade 4+ English & maths
- 52.9%
- Share of pupils with a standard pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- EBacc average points
- 3.23
- Average point score across the English Baccalaureate subjects.
- A level points per entry
- 24.5
- Average points per A level entry (A* = 60, E = 10).
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Schools near Kirk Hallam Community Academy
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (England).
Saint John Houghton Catholic Voluntary Academy
Ilkeston · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
625 students · 453 m away
Ladywood Primary School
Ilkeston · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
305 students · 487 m away
St Thomas Catholic Voluntary Academy
Ilkeston · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
225 students · 720 m away
Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy
Ilkeston · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
984 students · 981 m away
Dallimore Primary & Nursery School
Ilkeston · Local authority primary · Ages 2–11
360 students · 1.1 km away
Field House Infant School
Ilkeston · Academy primary · Ages 3–7
201 students · 1.2 km away
Hallam Fields Junior School
Ilkeston · Local authority primary · Ages 7–11
217 students · 1.3 km away
Chaucer Infant School
Ilkeston · Academy primary · Ages 3–7
188 students · 1.5 km away
Kensington Junior Academy
Ilkeston · Academy primary · Ages 7–11
178 students · 1.5 km away
Chaucer Junior School
Ilkeston · Academy primary · Ages 7–11
233 students · 1.6 km away
Similar schools
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Lodge Park Academy
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Nottingham Free School
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699 students
Caistor Grammar School
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Ibstock School
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Frequently asked questions
Is Kirk Hallam Community Academy a good school?
Kirk Hallam Community Academy has a Success Index (England) of 18.7 out of 100 (Lower 50% of secondary schools in England) and ranks #297 of 329 in East Midlands. The index summarises published data about the school community and, where available, attainment; it does not measure teaching quality, so visit the school and ask about support at your child's level.
Where does Kirk Hallam Community Academy rank in East Midlands?
Kirk Hallam Community Academy ranks #297 of 329 secondary schools in East Midlands and #3635 of 4,090 nationally on the Success Index (England) (2025 data).
How many students attend Kirk Hallam Community Academy?
Kirk Hallam Community Academy had 709 students in 2025.
Is Kirk Hallam Community Academy a primary school or a secondary school?
Kirk Hallam Community Academy is classified as a secondary covering Ages 11–18. It is a academy school.
What other schools are near Kirk Hallam Community Academy?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of Kirk Hallam Community Academy; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (England) and distance, and can be compared side by side.