OFSTED
21 November 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Requires improvement
OEIF
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership & management
Requires improvement
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Derby
Trust
ARCHWAY LEARNING TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
851
851 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
454
53.3% of pupils
Male pupils
397
46.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
42.4 pts
above England
School
67.2%
Derby
35.5%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
16.8 pts
above England
School
37.1%
Derby
30.2%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.3 pts
above England
School
1.3%
Derby
0.2%
East Midlands
0.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
42.4%
361
Any other White background
9.9%
84
African
8.8%
75
Any other ethnic group
7.3%
62
Gypsy / Roma
6.6%
56
Pakistani
6.6%
56
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
23.6%
201 of
851 pupils
2.8 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
6.6 pts
above
England
6.0%
3.8 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
32.4
6.8 pts
below England
Latest published: -0.87 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
16.28%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
10.06 pts
higher than
England
School
16.28%
Derby
6.39%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
42.92%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
27.10 pts
higher than
England
School
42.92%
Derby
17.98%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
11.82%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
10.02 pts
higher than
England
School
11.82%
Derby
1.61%
East Midlands
1.72%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
70.9%
21.4 pts
below England
Alvaston Moor Academy
70.9%
Derby
94.9%
East Midlands
94.2%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.