Allestree Woodlands School

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-18
Religion Unknown
Address Blenheim Drive
Allestree
Derby
Derbyshire
DE22 2LW
Phone 01332551921
Reference Number 137911

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1414
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 48.44%
Girls: 51.56%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 19.5%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 6.1%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 24.1

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 108 133 241
8 120 114 234
9 127 114 241
10 107 130 237
11 117 123 240
12 55 48 103
13 51 67 118

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 79.4%
White, Other 4.2%
White & Asian 2.8%
White & Black (Caribbean) 2.4%
African 2%
Indian 1.4%
Asian, Other 1.2%
Mixed, Other 1.1%
Unclassified 0.8%
White & Black (African) 0.8%
Pakistani 0.8%
Chinese 0.7%
Irish 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Sixth Form Provision Good
Last Inspection Date 2024-06-11
Date Description Report
2024-04-23 School inspection: School inspection:
2022-03-22 School inspection: School inspection:
2018-06-19 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2014-04-29 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2013-01-17 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2012-11-14 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2012-08-10 Academy conversion letter Academy conversion letter
2012-03-07 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
Previously as Woodlands School
2009-09-16 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2006-11-29 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2001-12-03 Full inspection Full inspection
2009-09-16 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2006-11-29 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2001-12-03 Full inspection Full inspection

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
46.8 Unlock Unlock

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 40.6% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 64.4% Unlock Unlock

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

School Score Percentile (loc) Percentile (nationwide)
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Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 31.18 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 30.35 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade C C+ C+
Average Grade (best 3) C B- C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 8.4% Unlock Unlock

2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 144 31
Third Preference 44 4
From another Local Authority 56 6

Previous Years

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Destinations after GCSE's

Data relates to students who sat their GCSE's in 2022 and was last updated in May 2024.

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