Allestree Woodlands School

Allestree Woodlands School
Motto Aspire and achieve
Headteacher Alan Brady
Founder Bob Woodland
Location Blenheim Drive
Derby
Derbyshire
DE22 2LW
England
52°57′15″N 1°30′01″W / 52.95423°N 1.50020°W / 52.95423; -1.50020Coordinates: 52°57′15″N 1°30′01″W / 52.95423°N 1.50020°W / 52.95423; -1.50020
DfE URN 137911 Tables
Ofsted Reports Pre-academy reports
Students 1550
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 220 students enrol at the school in any one academic year, with about 1335 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 has just finished going through a 90% rebuilding project. However, there has been critisicm of this new build due to a lack of eating area for people bringing a packed lunch.

Notable 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 Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine.
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