Academy converter · Derby

Allestree Woodlands School

11–18Ages
1,373Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
137911URN

Blenheim Drive, Allestree, Derby, DE22 2LW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

0.4 above Derby median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Derby

494 applications for 231 places · 6th of 15 in Derby

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

46.3of 90

Derby 43.0 England 46.0

5th of 16 in Derby

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 23 April 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Sixth form provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.1applications per place, Year 7

0.4 above Derby median (1.8) close to England median (2.2)

494 applications · 231 places offered · 202 named it first

2026 2.1; Derby median median 1.8
2025 2.0; Derby median median 1.6
2024 1.8; Derby median median 1.4
2023 2.0; Derby median median 1.5
2022 1.8; Derby median median 1.7
2021 1.7; Derby median median 1.6
2020 1.7; Derby median median 1.7
2019 1.9; Derby median median 1.7
2018 2.0; Derby median median 1.5
2017 1.8; Derby median median 1.5
2016 1.7; Derby median median 1.6
2015 1.9; Derby median median 1.7
2014 1.7; Derby median median 1.7

This school
Derby median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	231	494	2.1	202	0.87
Sep 2025	220	436	2.0	188	0.85
Sep 2024	232	416	1.8	206	0.89
Sep 2023	227	445	2.0	231	1.02
Sep 2022	215	388	1.8	187	0.87
Sep 2021	230	396	1.7	199	0.87
Sep 2020	235	396	1.7	207	0.88
Sep 2019	230	428	1.9	208	0.90
Sep 2018	222	452	2.0	253	1.14
Sep 2017	225	408	1.8	217	0.96
Sep 2016	225	386	1.7	217	0.96
Sep 2015	221	413	1.9	216	0.98
Sep 2014	225	385	1.7	183	0.81

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

232 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)46.35th of 16 in Derby

Derby 43.0 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths44%5th of 16 in Derby

Derby 39% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths70%

Derby 59% England 66%

This school
Derby median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.21

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	232	46.3	44%	70%	–
2024/25	235	46.5	40%	63%	–
2023/24	239	46.8	41%	67%	−0.21
2022/23	212	49.3	53%	73%	−0.16

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Allestree Woodlands SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

2.1applications per place 46.3Attainment 8
Saint Benedict, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
1.6 km · Derby

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 48.4Attainment 8
Landau Forte College
3.5 km · Derby

Outstanding2024

6.7applications per place 51.6Attainment 8
The Ecclesbourne School
3.6 km · Derbyshire

Good2023

1.6applications per place 57.3Attainment 8
Derby Cathedral School
3.7 km · Derby

Good2023

2.5applications per place 43.7Attainment 8
Da Vinci Academy
3.8 km · Derby

2026

1.2applications per place 35.0Attainment 8
The Bemrose School
4.2 km · Derby

Good2024

1.8applications per place 34.2Attainment 8
Murray Park Community School
4.5 km · Derby

2026

1.6applications per place 43.0Attainment 8
UTC Derby Pride Park
5.3 km · Derby

Good2023

39.5Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 137911 · 831/5414
Trust: The Two Counties Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,300 pupils · 1,373 on roll
Free school meals: 21.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Opened: 1 March 2012
Replaced: Woodlands School (URN 112999)
Address: Blenheim Drive, Allestree, Derby, DE22 2LW
Local authority: Derby

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources