Allestree Woodlands School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Apr 23 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Derby
- Unique reference
- 137911
- Address
- Blenheim Drive, Allestree, DE22 2LW
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1400 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.4%
- Girls
- 49.6%
- First language not English
- 6.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 18.4%
- Persistent absence
- 19.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.7%
White British 79.3%
Mixed 7.5%
Other White 4.3%
African 2.4%
Indian 1.2%
Other 0.9%
Pakistani 0.8%
Other Asian 0.8%
Chinese 0.7%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
Unclassified 0.6%
Other Black 0.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 15%
Local authority average 35%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 40%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 46.4
Local authority average 42.2
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.94
Local authority average 3.72
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 55 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 25 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 10 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 48 |
| Biology | GCSE | 78 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 103 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 73 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 2 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 45 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 30 |
Admissions
Allestree Woodlands School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 220
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 188
- 2nd preference
- 158
- 3rd preference
- 56
- From another Local Authority
- 65
Offers
- 1st preference
- 187
- 2nd preference
- 17
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 18
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 236 132 104 |
| Year 8 | 242 112 130 |
| Year 9 | 230 123 107 |
| Year 10 | 240 126 114 |
| Year 11 | 235 104 131 |
| Year 12 | 121 58 63 |
| Year 13 | 96 50 46 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 87.0% 79.5% 85.5% |
Further education | 45.0% 47.6% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 40.0% 28.5% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 2.7% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 2.6% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 4.9% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 8.4% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 4.7% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 73.0% 55.1% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 30.0% 16.3% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 2.9% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 7.0% 3.5% 2.4% |