Allestree Woodlands School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,373 pupils
87% stayed in education · Attainment 8 46.5
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West Park School
- Pupils on roll
- 1,454of 1,390 places
- Free school meals
- 27.8%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 291
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained, 4 June 2025Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: West Park School (URN 112997, until 1 April 2011).
What the data says
West Park School has no sixth form. Of the 286 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 19% moved to a sixth form college, 49% to a further education college and 8% started an apprenticeship.
Apprenticeships are a real route from here: 8% of leavers started one, roughly twice the England figure of 3%.
French is unusually popular at GCSE: 56% of the year group took it, against 18% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 48.7 against 46.1 across England and 42.2 in Derby, with 52% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Derby and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | West Park School | Derby | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 286 | 3,329 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 90% | 87% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 79% | 80% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 10% | 28% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 19% | 3% | 13% |
| — further education college | 49% | 47% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 8% | 5% | 3% |
| Employment | 2% | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 8% | 8% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 2% | 5% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | West Park School | Derby | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 48.7 | 42.2 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 52% | 39% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 73% | 59% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 55% | 35% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.34 | 3.72 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 23% | 36% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 38.9 | 32.1 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 51.7 | 47.9 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 4% | 23% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 286 | 98% | 89% | 19% | 20% | 75% |
| Mathematics | 285 | 98% | 88% | 18% | 22% | 81% |
| English Literature | 285 | 98% | 86% | 15% | 21% | 75% |
| Combined Science | 245 | 84% | 65% | 5% | 9% | 64% |
| Religious Studies | 170 | 58% | 31% | 31% | 32% | 73% |
| French | 163 | 56% | 18% | 9% | 29% | 76% |
| Geography | 160 | 55% | 41% | 19% | 25% | 67% |
| History | 143 | 49% | 41% | 33% | 26% | 78% |
| Design and Technology | 96 | 33% | 11% | 11% | 23% | 47% |
| Physical Education | 47 | 16% | 11% | 9% | 24% | 74% |
| Fine Art | 40 | 14% | 9% | 35% | 28% | 95% |
| Chemistry | 38 | 13% | 23% | 37% | 47% | 100% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 38 | 13% | 8% | 8% | 21% | 61% |
| Biology | 38 | 13% | 23% | 39% | 45% | 100% |
| Physics | 38 | 13% | 23% | 39% | 46% | 95% |
| Drama | 18 | 6% | 7% | 6% | 27% | 67% |
| Music | 14 | 5% | 5% | 14% | 33% | 57% |
| Polish | 4 | 1% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Modern Greek | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 33% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 280 | — | — |
| Sports Studies | 108 | — | — |
| Multimedia | 24 | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Derby
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Chellaston Academy
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City of Derby Academy
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Da Vinci Academy
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Derby Cathedral School
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.