Allestree Woodlands School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,373 pupils
87% stayed in education · Attainment 8 46.5
Academy sponsor led
Alvaston Moor Academy
- Pupils on roll
- 851of 1,200 places
- Free school meals
- 67.2%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 167
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement, 21 November 2023Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Merrill Academy (URN 139051, until 1 February 2021).
What the data says
Of the 152 pupils who finished Year 11 at Alvaston Moor Academy in 2023, 16% stayed on in Alvaston Moor Academy’s own sixth form (Derby average 28%), 51% went to a further education college and 1% started an apprenticeship.
18% of leavers were not in sustained education, employment or training six months on, compared with 6% nationally.
GCSE results in 2025 were well below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 32.4 against 46.1 across England and 42.2 in Derby, with 23% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Photography is unusually popular at GCSE: 28% of the year group took it, against 6% of pupils across England.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Derby and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Alvaston Moor Academy | Derby | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 152 | 3,329 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 73% | 87% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 68% | 80% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 16% | 28% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 0% | 3% | 13% |
| — further education college | 51% | 47% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 1% | 5% | 3% |
| Employment | 3% | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 18% | 8% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 9% | 5% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
No published destinations for sixth-form leavers yet.
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Alvaston Moor Academy | Derby | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 32.4 | 42.2 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 23% | 39% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 38% | 59% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 10% | 35% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.66 | 3.72 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 68% | 36% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 27.7 | 32.1 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 42.2 | 47.9 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 37% | 23% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 166 | 99% | 88% | 10% | 22% | 40% |
| English Language | 166 | 99% | 89% | 7% | 20% | 47% |
| English Literature | 165 | 99% | 86% | 5% | 21% | 46% |
| Combined Science | 136 | 81% | 65% | 0% | 9% | 21% |
| Geography | 89 | 53% | 41% | 7% | 25% | 30% |
| History | 60 | 36% | 41% | 2% | 26% | 18% |
| Business Studies | 57 | 34% | 18% | 0% | 20% | 23% |
| Photography | 47 | 28% | 6% | 0% | 19% | 89% |
| Biology | 30 | 18% | 23% | 17% | 45% | 83% |
| Chemistry | 29 | 17% | 23% | 21% | 47% | 83% |
| Physics | 29 | 17% | 23% | 24% | 46% | 93% |
| Design and Technology | 28 | 17% | 11% | 11% | 23% | 54% |
| Fine Art | 24 | 14% | 9% | 21% | 28% | 50% |
| Religious Studies | 22 | 13% | 31% | 9% | 32% | 59% |
| Graphic Communication | 16 | 10% | 1% | 6% | 23% | 19% |
| Sociology | 13 | 8% | 4% | 0% | 21% | 69% |
| French | 10 | 6% | 18% | 20% | 29% | 50% |
| Polish | 3 | 2% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Italian | 3 | 2% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
| Spanish | 2 | 1% | 19% | — | 27% | — |
| Turkish | 2 | 1% | 0% | — | 71% | — |
| Urdu | 2 | 1% | 1% | — | 42% | — |
| Arabic | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 47% | — |
| Music | 1 | 1% | 5% | — | 33% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | 33 | — | — |
| Health Studies | 31 | — | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 31 | — | — |
| Childcare Skills | 24 | — | — |
| Tourism | 18 | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Derby
Chellaston Academy
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,790 pupils
87% stayed in education · Attainment 8 49.2
City of Derby Academy
Academy sponsor led · 925 pupils
72% stayed in education · Attainment 8 34.8
Da Vinci Academy
Academy sponsor led · 668 pupils
70% stayed in education · Attainment 8 34.7
Derby Cathedral School
Free schools · sixth form · 1,159 pupils
83% stayed in education · Attainment 8 41.5
Derby Moor Spencer Academy
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,740 pupils
85% stayed in education · Attainment 8 47.7
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.