May we take this opportunity to welcome you to the City of Derby Academy.
Our educational philosophy is to provide all students with an engaging and enjoyable learning experience which will develop both academic and personal success.
At the City of Derby Academy, we believe that academic outcomes are important and our expectation is that we will achieve above national standards. However, we do not measure the success of our students by their examination results alone. Students access an ambitious and balanced curriculum, starting with the foundations, but we also continually strive to develop characteristics such as self-confidence, self-belief and self-esteem so our students are fully prepared for life in modern Britain. We achieve this through our highly inclusive culture, where every child feels like they belong at CoDA and that our school is a place to learn, thrive and flourish together.
At CoDA, everyone matters. Everyone here is different, and that’s normal. People learn in different ways, face different challenges, and bring different strengths but we all belong to this community, because ‘We are CoDA’.
We know that when the school, parents/carers and students share high expectations every child will achieve great things. We want our children to aspire for greatness, so that they can leave CoDA as the very best versions of themselves.
The City of Derby Academy is a very special place to be and we look forward to welcoming you.
Ms Claire Backhouse
Acting Head of School
BA (Hons) PGCE NPQH
