All school sports were played at Parker's Piece. It used to be believed that it was named after a sports ground at Cambridge University, but research in 2016 amongst documents in the Derbyshire Records Office has identified that an original occupant of this land a Mr Joseph Parker sold the land to Derby School. This a ground is three-quarters of a mile from the school and situated on City Road. Near to the entrance from City Road there had been built a wooden Sport's Pavilion which included changing facilities and toilets. This wooden pavilion is still in existence in the 21st century.