Address: Bracknell Drive, Alvaston, Derby, DE24 0BR
Email: enquiries@noelbakercommunityschool.org
Telephone number: 01332 572026
Fax number: 01332 573654
Website: http://www.noel-baker.derby.sch.uk/
Head teacher: Margaret Eley (acting)
Status: Foundation
Number of pupils: 1,580
Last Ofsted inspection: November 2005
Notes: The school will be completely rebuilt under the Government’s Building Schools for the Future scheme. There will be more than £40m million spent, including £5m on new hi-tech computer systems. It will be completed by 2012.
Acting head Margaret Eley writes: “Students at Noel-Baker benefit from an exciting, challenging and creative educational experience.
“Expectations of students are high and attendance and punctuality are excellent. Our attendance figures are well above national averages because students value all the opportunities that the school has to offer.
“Our students are well-mannered, well-behaved and responsible, conforming to high standards and a formal dress code.”