Murray Park School is a

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on ''Murray Road'' in

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. It has about 1050 pupils, most of whom live in the

and Mackworth areas.

Admissions

It does not have a sixth form.

History

Murray Park was the first school in the UK to have

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on the

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curriculum in 2007.

Academic performance

''2007 results at KS4'' Results 5+A*-C 55%
5+A*-G 95%
1+A*-G 99%
Ave points 294
(Capped to best 8 results) Murray Park School Website

References

External links

School website

EduBase
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