Allestree Woodlands School
Academy converter · Secondary
Derby · DE22 2LW · Derby
Ages 11–18
Status: Open
1.0 miles away
OpenSecondaryURN 138622
Saint Benedict, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
Academy converter · Derby · DE22 1JD
Phase
Secondary
Age range
Ages 11–19
Pupils
1,465
Local authority
Derby
Age range
Ages 11–19
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- NurseryNo Nursery Classes
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy converter (secondary), Ages 11–19, in Derby, Derby, 1,465 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 34.7%. SEN provision includes: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability…. Religious character: Roman Catholic. Diocese: Diocese of Nottingham.
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Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
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Overview
- School type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 138622
Location
- Address
- Duffield Road, Darley Abbey
- Postcode
- DE22 1JD
- Town
- Derby
- County
- Derbyshire
- Local authority
- Derby
- District
- Derby
- Constituency
- Derby North
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 1,465
- Boys / girls
- 639 / 826
- School capacity
- 1,591
- Capacity fill
- 1,465 / 1,591 (92%)
- Free school meals
- 34.7%
- FSM pupils
- 470
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Diocese
- Diocese of Nottingham
- Governance
- Academy trust: ST RALPH SHERWIN CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Academy trust
- ST RALPH SHERWIN CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Sponsor
- St Ralph Sherwin Catholic Multi Academy Trust
SEN & specialist provision
SEN types and resourced/SEN unit places as recorded in GIAS. This is provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.
- SEN types
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Resourced provision
- Resourced provision
- Resourced places
- 10 on roll / 24 capacity
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Hazel Boyce
- Telephone
- 01332557032