Allestree Woodlands School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,373 pupils
87% stayed in education · Attainment 8 46.5
Academy sponsor led
Da Vinci Academy
- Pupils on roll
- 668of 750 places
- Free school meals
- 60.5%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 143
- Ofsted
- Report card, 3 February 2026Read the Ofsted report
Curriculum and teaching Needs attentionAchievement Needs attentionAttendance and behaviour Expected standardPersonal development and wellbeing Expected standardInclusion Expected standardLeadership and governance Expected standardPost-16 provision Not applicableSafeguarding Met
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Da Vinci Community School (URN 134724, until 1 April 2017).
What the data says
Da Vinci Academy has no sixth form. Of the 131 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 2% moved to a sixth form college, 60% 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 34.7 against 46.1 across England and 42.2 in Derby, with 21% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
As an 11–16 school, Da Vinci Academy is judged on where pupils go at 16 rather than on A level results.
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 | Da Vinci Academy | Derby | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 131 | 3,329 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 79% | 87% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 70% | 80% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 8% | 28% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 2% | 3% | 13% |
| — further education college | 60% | 47% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 5% | 5% | 3% |
| Employment | 4% | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 12% | 8% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 8% | 5% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Da Vinci Academy | Derby | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 34.7 | 42.2 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 21% | 39% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 37% | 59% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 27% | 35% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.04 | 3.72 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 55% | 36% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 29.1 | 32.1 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 41.4 | 47.9 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 15% | 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 | 142 | 99% | 88% | 8% | 22% | 45% |
| English Language | 142 | 99% | 89% | 6% | 20% | 45% |
| English Literature | 142 | 99% | 86% | 4% | 21% | 44% |
| Combined Science | 141 | 99% | 65% | 9% | 9% | 43% |
| History | 70 | 49% | 41% | 9% | 26% | 39% |
| Geography | 67 | 47% | 41% | 3% | 25% | 25% |
| French | 33 | 23% | 18% | 9% | 29% | 52% |
| Fine Art | 25 | 17% | 9% | 12% | 28% | 40% |
| Computer Science | 22 | 15% | 13% | 5% | 30% | 23% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 19 | 13% | 8% | 5% | 21% | 26% |
| Statistics | 18 | 13% | 5% | 28% | 20% | 100% |
| Polish | 3 | 2% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Spanish | 1 | 1% | 19% | — | 27% | — |
| Citizenship Studies | 1 | 1% | 3% | — | 19% | — |
| Art and Design | 1 | 1% | 7% | — | 24% | — |
| Biology | 1 | 1% | 23% | — | 45% | — |
| Chinese | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 75% | — |
| Urdu | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 42% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Childcare Skills | 43 | — | — |
| Sports Studies | 33 | — | — |
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | 30 | — | — |
| Tourism | 26 | — | — |
| Health Studies | 19 | — | — |
| Speech and Drama | 14 | — | — |
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
Derby Cathedral School
Free schools · sixth form · 1,159 pupils
83% stayed in education · Attainment 8 41.5
Derby Moor Spencer Academy
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,740 pupils
85% stayed in education · Attainment 8 47.7
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.