Allestree Woodlands School
Ofsted: Good
Score
C56
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Derby, DE22 2LW
- Distance
- 1.6km away
Saint Benedict
Officially Saint Benedict, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
Duffield Road, Darley Abbey, Derby, DE22 1JD
Local ranking3rd of 16 secondary schools in Derby
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1591
Capacity
11-19
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 29 November 2023. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 48.4 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 43.7% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 65.3% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 245
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 88.0%
- Continued in education
- 83.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 4.0%
- Employment
- 2.0%
- Not sustained
- 8.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 83.0%
- Higher education
- 61.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 3.0%
- Employment
- 17.0%
- Not sustained
- 13.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C+
Avg A-Level Grade
33.1
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
33.3
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
72
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 8.0% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 29.8
- 16-18 Cohort
- 138
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1507
- Boys
- 639 (44%)
- Girls
- 826 (56%)
- Capacity
- 1591 (92% full)
- SEND
- 14.7%
- FSM Eligible
- 31.8%
- EAL
- 36.4%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.7%
- SEN Support
- 11.9%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 16.9:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 89.2
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,133/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 7.2% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 20.0% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 34.6%
- Black African: 19.4%
- White Other: 9.9%
- Asian Other: 8.6%
- Asian Indian: 6.1%
- Asian Pakistani: 6.1%
- Mixed Other: 3.6%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 3.2%
34.6%
White British
19.4%
Black African
9.9%
White Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Duffield Road
Derby, East Midlands
Administrative
- URN
- 138622
- UKPRN
- 10038595
- Establishment No.
- 4607
- Trust
- ST RALPH SHERWIN CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
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