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St Alban's Catholic Voluntary Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Newstead Avenue, Chaddesden, Derby DE21 6NU · stalbansderby.srscmat.co.uk · 01332 673823
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 54%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Derby 57%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 321
- 6 over 315 places · 102%
- Local authority
- Derby
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 14.6%
- First language not English
- 21.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 15 families put the school first and 15 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 42 | 39 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 38 | 37 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 38 | 37 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 41 | 39 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 54% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 12% the higher standard. Across Derby it was 57%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼54% | 62% | ||
| ▲12% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 112927)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 29 March 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for St Alban's Catholic Voluntary Academy was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 28 Mar 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Sept 2013
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 112927), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Jan 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 112927)
Sept 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 112927)
Feb 2012Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 112927)
What parents said
99% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (71 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 99%
- Replies
- 71
- 20% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 72% who raised concerns
based on the 25% who had a child bullied
based on 10 parents (14%) with SEND