Allestree Woodlands School, Derby

In 2026, pupils at Allestree Woodlands School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 46.3, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 42.7 in Derby and 47 across England.

44% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 37% in Derby and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 46.5.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.21: pupils made below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 33.1, against 51.5 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 18.4 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 26 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and Business Studies.

For September 2026 entry, 202 families put Allestree Woodlands School as their first choice and 494 named it as one of their preferences, for 231 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 4 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Allestree Woodlands School are Saint Benedict, A Catholic Voluntary Academy (1 mile, Good, Attainment 8 48.4); Landau Forte College (2.2 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 51.6); The Ecclesbourne School (2.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 57.3); and Derby Cathedral School (2.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 43.7).

Allestree Woodlands School's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

Allestree Woodlands School is one of 10 schools run by The Two Counties Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 43.7 in 2024/25.

Of the 239 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 89% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 48% to a further education college, 5% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

Of the 118 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 59% went on to university or other higher education, 10% to apprenticeships and 21% into work. 16% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

7.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (79%) and Mixed (7%).

Allestree Woodlands School has a resourced provision for visual impairment, other difficulties or disabilities, hearing impairment, autism, social, emotional and mental health needs, multi-sensory impairment, physical disability and moderate learning difficulties: 25 places, 22 pupils on roll.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Duffield (Ecclesbourne Valley Railway), about 2.4 miles away in a straight line.

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Woodlands School (adjacent), 100 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Allestree Woodlands School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 51 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Derby (267).

In 2024/25, Allestree Woodlands School issued 168 suspensions, 12 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Allestree Woodlands School are Portway Junior School (0.3 miles), Portway Infant School (0.3 miles), The Curzon CofE Primary School (0.8 miles) and Lawn Primary School (0.8 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.