Allestree Woodlands School

Allestree Woodlands School
Motto Aspire and achieve
Type Academy
Headteacher Alan Brady
Founder Bob Woodland
Location Blenheim Drive
Derby
Derbyshire
DE22 2LW
England
Coordinates: 52°57′15″N 1°30′01″W / 52.95423°N 1.50020°W / 52.95423; -1.50020
DfE number 831/5414
DfE URN 137911 Tables
Ofsted Reports Pre-academy reports
Students 1260
Gender Coeducational
Ages 11–18
Website www.woodlands.derby.sch.uk

Allestree Woodlands School (formerly Woodlands School) is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located on Blenheim Drive in Allestree, Derby in the East Midlands of England.

Admissions

The school is for pupils aged 11–18. About 210 students enrol at the school in any one academic year, with about 1260 in total.

History

The school was opened as Woodlands Secondary Modern School in 1956. It became a comprehensive in 1975, and was awarded specialist status as a Technology College in September 2004.[1] The school converted to academy status in 2012. The school is currently going through a 90% rebuilding project.

Alumni

Academic performance

The school gets good results at GCSE, being the fourth best in Derby LEA. At A level, it is excellent and the second best in Derby.

Notes

  1. Parker, Michelle. "Ofsted Inspection Report: Woodlands Community School", 2006
  2. "Chris Beardsley". LinkedIn. Retrieved 19 February 2016.

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