City of Derby Academy

City of Derby Academy is a mixed secondary school located in the Sinfin area of Derby in the English county of Derbyshire. Previously administered by Derby City Council, Sinfin Community School converted to academy status on 1 June 2013 and was renamed City of Derby Academy.

Type: School
Description: school in Derby, UK
Also known as: “Sinfin Community School”
Address: Farmhouse Road, Sinfin, Derby, DE24 3AR

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Stenson Lock and attached bridge to east and Peartree railway station.

Stenson Lock and attached bridge to east

Lock

Photo: Roger Kidd, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Stenson Lock and attached bridge to east is situated 1¼ miles southwest of City of Derby Academy.

Peartree railway station

Railway station

Photo: James Haynes, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Peartree railway station is a railway station serving the areas of Pear Tree, Normanton and Osmaston in the city of Derby, England. It is one of three stations remaining open in the city, and is situated about one mile south of Derby station on the main line to Birmingham New Street. Peartree railway station is situated 1½ miles northeast of City of Derby Academy.

St. Andrew’s

Church

Photo: Nikki Mahadevan, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St. Andrew’s is a church, which is situated 1¼ miles northwest of City of Derby Academy.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sinfin and Arleston.

Sinfin

Suburb

Photo: Vincem8, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Sinfin is a suburb of Derby, in Derbyshire, England, 3 miles southwest of the city centre on its southern outskirts. The ward, which includes Osmaston as well as Sinfin itself, had a population of 15,128 in 2011.

Arleston

Hamlet

Photo: Rpriv2000, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Arleston is a hamlet in the South Derbyshire district of Derbyshire, England, about 4 miles south of the centre of Derby. It is 1 mile northwest of Barrow upon Trent and part of that village's civil parish. The Trent and Mersey Canal passes through Arleston.

Sunny Hill

Suburb

Photo: Nikki Mahadevan, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Sunny Hill is a southern suburb of the city of Derby, England, situated mainly along the Stenson Road. It lies between the Derby City districts of Normanton and Littleover, and, to the south, Sinfin, and the parish of Stenson Fields in South Derbyshire district.