Academy converter · Derbyshire

Aldercar High School

11–18Ages
648Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
149364URN

Daltons Close, Langley Mill, Nottingham, NG16 4HL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Apr 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

close to Derbyshire median (1.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Derbyshire

177 applications for 102 places · 21st of 45 in Derbyshire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

38.3of 90

Derbyshire 43.8 England 46.0

42nd of 45 in Derbyshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 21 April 2026Published 7 June 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Needs attention
Achievement			Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years	Does not apply to this school
Post-16 provision			Needs attention
Leadership and governance			Needs attention

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

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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

1.7applications per place, Year 7

close to Derbyshire median (1.7) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

177 applications · 102 places offered · 100 named it first

2026 1.7; Derbyshire median median 1.7
2025 1.9; Derbyshire median median 1.7
2024 1.8; Derbyshire median median 1.8
2023 2.1; Derbyshire median median 1.9
2022 2.1; Derbyshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2021 1.8; Derbyshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2020 2.5; Derbyshire median median 2.0; as the previous school
2019 1.8; Derbyshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2018 1.8; Derbyshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2017 2.2; Derbyshire median median 2.0; as the previous school
2016 2.1; Derbyshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2015 2.1; Derbyshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2014 2.3; Derbyshire median median 1.8; as the previous school

This school
Derbyshire median

Dashed bars: as Aldercar High School (URN 112939), the previous school.

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	102	177	1.7	100	0.98
Sep 2025	93	177	1.9	92	0.99
Sep 2024	113	202	1.8	108	0.96
Sep 2023	107	226	2.1	105	0.98
Sep 2022 *	116	239	2.1	114	0.98
Sep 2021 *	127	230	1.8	126	0.99
Sep 2020 *	86	211	2.5	82	0.95
Sep 2019 *	117	215	1.8	115	0.98
Sep 2018 *	104	187	1.8	102	0.98
Sep 2017 *	91	201	2.2	90	0.99
Sep 2016 *	76	161	2.1	75	0.99
Sep 2015 *	90	188	2.1	89	0.99
Sep 2014 *	73	170	2.3	72	0.99

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

125 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)38.342nd of 45 in Derbyshire

Derbyshire 43.8 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths31%41st of 45 in Derbyshire

Derbyshire 44% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths46%

Derbyshire 65% England 66%

This school
Derbyshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.39

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	125	38.3	31%	46%	–
2024/25	99	33.9	22%	44%	–
2023/24	116	37.9	33%	56%	−0.39
2022/23 *	114	39.2	23%	49%	−0.42

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

Aldercar High SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.7applications per place 38.3Attainment 8
Hall Park Academy
2.1 km · Nottinghamshire

Good2024

1.7applications per place 40.3Attainment 8
Heanor Gate Spencer Academy
2.5 km · Derbyshire

Outstanding2023

1.7applications per place 43.4Attainment 8
The Ripley Academy
4.0 km · Derbyshire

Standards maintained2025

1.5applications per place 42.9Attainment 8
Selston High School
5.7 km · Nottinghamshire

Standards maintained2025

1.9applications per place 40.1Attainment 8
John Flamsteed Community School
5.8 km · Derbyshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 48.4Attainment 8
Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy
6.2 km · Derbyshire

Good2024

1.5applications per place 43.8Attainment 8
Swanwick Hall School
6.5 km · Derbyshire

Good2023

1.7applications per place 44.1Attainment 8
The Kimberley School
6.7 km · Nottinghamshire

Remains Good2022

1.9applications per place 49.6Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 149364 · 830/4089
Trust: Embark Multi Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 750 pupils · 648 on roll
Free school meals: 43.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Opened: 1 October 2022
Replaced: Aldercar High School (URN 112939)
Address: Daltons Close, Langley Mill, Nottingham, NG16 4HL
Local authority: Derbyshire · Amber Valley

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