Allestree Woodlands School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,373 pupils
87% stayed in education · Attainment 8 46.5
Academy sponsor led
Noel-Baker Academy
- Pupils on roll
- 1,230of 1,400 places
- Free school meals
- 48.9%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 212
- Ofsted
- Good, 15 February 2022Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Noel-Baker School (URN 112992, until 28 November 2016).
What the data says
Noel-Baker Academy has no sixth form. Of the 205 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, none moved to a sixth form college, 63% to a further education college and 5% started an apprenticeship.
12% of leavers were not in sustained education, employment or training six months on, compared with 6% nationally.
GCSE results in 2025 were well below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 36.3 against 46.1 across England and 42.2 in Derby, with 30% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Food Preparation and Nutrition is unusually popular at GCSE: 24% of the year group took it, against 8% of pupils across England.
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 | Noel-Baker Academy | Derby | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 205 | 3,329 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 84% | 87% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 75% | 80% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 9% | 28% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 0% | 3% | 13% |
| — further education college | 63% | 47% | 37% |
| — other education | 2% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 5% | 5% | 3% |
| Employment | 5% | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 12% | 8% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 3% | 5% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Noel-Baker Academy | Derby | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 36.3 | 42.2 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 30% | 39% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 56% | 59% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 34% | 35% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.27 | 3.72 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 41% | 36% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 28.7 | 32.1 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 41.5 | 47.9 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 14% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 207 | 98% | 88% | 13% | 22% | 63% |
| English Language | 207 | 98% | 89% | 6% | 20% | 57% |
| English Literature | 205 | 97% | 86% | 7% | 21% | 60% |
| Combined Science | 145 | 68% | 65% | 0% | 9% | 43% |
| History | 103 | 49% | 41% | 10% | 26% | 47% |
| Geography | 90 | 42% | 41% | 6% | 25% | 29% |
| French | 71 | 33% | 18% | 6% | 29% | 52% |
| Biology | 61 | 29% | 23% | 10% | 45% | 70% |
| Chemistry | 60 | 28% | 23% | 20% | 47% | 72% |
| Physics | 60 | 28% | 23% | 18% | 46% | 68% |
| 3D Design | 56 | 26% | 2% | 0% | 16% | 18% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 51 | 24% | 8% | 2% | 21% | 39% |
| Business Studies | 48 | 23% | 18% | 8% | 20% | 44% |
| Art and Design | 36 | 17% | 7% | 17% | 24% | 81% |
| Psychology | 22 | 10% | 3% | 14% | 22% | 68% |
| Drama | 18 | 8% | 7% | 0% | 27% | 61% |
| Music | 13 | 6% | 5% | 0% | 33% | 46% |
| Religious Studies | 12 | 6% | 31% | 25% | 32% | 67% |
| Polish | 6 | 3% | 1% | 67% | 84% | 83% |
| Spanish | 1 | 0% | 19% | — | 27% | — |
| Photography | 1 | 0% | 6% | — | 19% | — |
| Design and Technology | 1 | 0% | 11% | — | 23% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sports / Movement Science | 20 | — | — |
| Engineering Studies | 2 | — | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 1 | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Derby
Alvaston Moor Academy
Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 851 pupils
68% stayed in education · Attainment 8 32.4
Chellaston Academy
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,790 pupils
87% stayed in education · Attainment 8 49.2
City of Derby Academy
Academy sponsor led · 925 pupils
72% stayed in education · Attainment 8 34.8
Da Vinci Academy
Academy sponsor led · 668 pupils
70% stayed in education · Attainment 8 34.7
Derby Cathedral School
Free schools · sixth form · 1,159 pupils
83% stayed in education · Attainment 8 41.5
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.