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Alvaston Moor Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–19 · Sponsored academy
Brackens Lane, Derby DE24 0AN · alvastonmoor.co.uk · 01332 576777
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 32.4
- average Attainment 8 score. Derby 42.2, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.6
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 851
- 71% of 1,200 places
- Local authority
- Derby
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 67.2%
- First language not English
- 37.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 107 families put the school first and 193 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 193 | 107 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 175 | 99 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 176 | 78 | 0.4 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 200 | 96 | 0.5 | 98% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 172 | 107 | 0.6 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 32.4, and 23.4% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Derby it was 42.2, and across England 46.
In 2016/17 the average A level result was grade D (20 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼32.4 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼23.4% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼38.3% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼9.6% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼2.66 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 139051)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 19.8 | +8.8 |
| Further education | 45.1 | −9.8 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.2 | −0.5 |
| Employment | 1.9 | −6.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 17.3 | +4 |
| Activity not captured | 14.8 | +5 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2016/17 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 students | D (20) | -0.23 | |
| 7 students | D (20) | -0.23 | |
| Applied general21 students | — | +0.03 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 11 | D+ (23.7) | -0.21 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 139051)
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2019/20 | Since 2016/17 | |
|---|---|---|
| Further education | 8 | −14 |
| Apprenticeship | 31 | +12 |
| Employment | 8 | −13 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 46 | +25 |
| Activity not captured | 8 | +6 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 139051)
Ofsted
Alvaston Moor Academy was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 21 November 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Requires improvement
- Inspected
- 21 Nov 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Apr 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 139051), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
- Sept 2019Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
Apr 2019Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Personal development, behaviour and welfare Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate 16 to 19 study programmes Inadequate Safeguarding Not effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 139051)
Apr 2018Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 139051)
Jun 2016Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Personal development, behaviour and welfare Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate 16 to 19 study programmes Inadequate Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 139051)
Oct 2014Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 139051)