Derby Moor Community Sports College
| Established | 1989 |
|---|---|
| Type | Foundation School |
| Executive Principal | Mr Graeme Smith |
| Location |
Moorway Lane Derby Derbyshire DE23 2FS England 52°53′44″N 1°30′52″W / 52.89558°N 1.51458°WCoordinates: 52°53′44″N 1°30′52″W / 52.89558°N 1.51458°W |
| Local authority | Derby |
| DfE URN | 112952 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | 1337 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Houses | Dedication, Participation, Solidarity, Honour, Spirit |
| Colours |
Black & White with Blue, Green, Red and Yellow |
| Website | www |
Black & White with Blue, Green, Red and Yellow
Derby Moor Community Sports College Trust, formerly known as Derby Moor Community School, is a secondary school situated on Moorway Lane, Littleover, Derby. It can be seen as the successor to Derby School, which closed in 1989, resulting in Derby Moor opening in the same year with a new head teacher and governing body, although the buildings, pupils and most of the teaching staff were the same.
The school now consists of one building. Ms W. M. Whelan is the current Executive Principal, whilst Mr M Shales is the Associate Principal.
The school has a joint sixth form centre, The Millennium Centre, with neighbouring school Littleover Community School, which opened in 1999. Ivy House Special School is also located on the same site but in separate buildings.
The current school system uses 'vertical tutoring' where there are representatives from all years (7-11) in the form groups, with houses instead of years being used. There are five houses, taking inspiration from the Olympic values and rings, these are; Solidarity (Red), Participation (Black), Honour (Yellow), Dedication (Blue) and Spirit (Green). Each house has its own 'house manager' who looks after the eleven forms within the house.
On 1 January 2010 the school became a Foundation School this allowed the school greater control over its finances. At the same time it established a trust (Derby Pride Trust) which has charitable status. The trust partners are, at the moment, Derby County Football Club, Ivy House Special School, NHS Derby City and Derby City Council Sport & Leisure. A joint venture, as part of the trust, between Derby Moor and DCFC saw the Derby Pride Academy opened as the first free school in Derby.
The houses of the school; Solidarity, Participation, Honour, Dedication and Spirit, are linked with different areas of the curriculum or faculty, meaning that the forms are based in a certain subject area with the form tutor teaching within it. The houses correspond as follows:
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