Alvaston Moor Academy
Brackens Lane, Derby, DE24 0AN
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- ARCHWAY LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Gemma Tyers
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Archway Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Derby South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,200
- Pupils on roll
- 851
- URN
- 148538
- Local authority
- Derby
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01332576777
About this school
Alvaston Moor Academy is a secondary academy in Derby. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 851 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Alvaston Moor Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 152 | 162 | 167 |
| Attainment 8 score | 27.5 | 30.1 | 32.4 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.96 -1.21 to -0.72 | -0.87 -1.10 to -0.64 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 15% | 19.8% | 23.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 27% | 31.5% | 38.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 23% | 21% | 9.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.7 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Alvaston Moor Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Derby average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 27.5 | 37.3 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 30.1 | 37.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 32.4 | 38.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 17.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 15.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 16.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 871 |
| 2023/24 | 880 |
| 2024/25 | 864 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Alvaston Moor Academy compares
Alvaston Moor Academy ranked 16th of 16 secondary schools in Derby for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 24% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 1% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 32.4 | 16.3% | 69.1% | 851 | — |
| Noel-Baker Academy | 36.3 | 11.9% | 47.2% | 1,230 | 0.5 miles |
| Chellaston Academy | 49.2 | 7.1% | 20% | 1,790 | 1.6 miles |
| UTC Derby Pride Park | 42 | 8.1% | 39.9% | 534 | 1.8 miles |
| City of Derby Academy | 34.8 | 9.9% | 56.5% | 925 | 2.2 miles |
| West Park School | 48.7 | 10% | 26% | 1,454 | 2.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 69.1%
- English as an additional language
- 36.1%
- Overall absence
- 16.28%
- Persistent absence
- 42.92%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Noel-Baker Academy0.5 miles
Secondary · Derby
-
Chellaston Academy1.6 miles
Secondary · Derby
-
UTC Derby Pride Park1.8 miles
Secondary · Derby
-
City of Derby Academy2.2 miles
Secondary · Derby
-
West Park School2.6 miles
Secondary · Derby
Other schools in Derby
Alvaston Moor Academy ranks 18th of the 18 ranked secondary schools in Derby.
- Allestree Woodlands School Secondary
- Castle Donington College Secondary
- Chellaston Academy Secondary
- City of Derby Academy Secondary
- Da Vinci Academy Secondary
- Derby Cathedral School Secondary
- Derby Moor Spencer Academy Secondary
- John Port Spencer Academy Secondary
- Landau Forte College Secondary
- Lees Brook Academy Secondary
- Littleover Community School Secondary
- Murray Park Community School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Alvaston Moor Academy teach?
- Alvaston Moor Academy teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a secondary school in Derby.
- Who is the headteacher of Alvaston Moor Academy?
- The headteacher of Alvaston Moor Academy is Miss Gemma Tyers, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Alvaston Moor Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Alvaston Moor Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Alvaston Moor Academy?
- Alvaston Moor Academy has 851 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Alvaston Moor Academy full?
- Alvaston Moor Academy has capacity for 1,200 pupils and 851 on roll (71%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Alvaston Moor Academy a faith school?
- No. Alvaston Moor Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Alvaston Moor Academy a selective school?
- No. Alvaston Moor Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Alvaston Moor Academy part of an academy trust?
- Alvaston Moor Academy is part of ARCHWAY LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Alvaston Moor Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 27.5 in 2022/23 and 32.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Alvaston Moor Academy compare with other schools in Derby?
- Alvaston Moor Academy ranked 16th of 16 secondary schools in Derby for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 24% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 1% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Alvaston Moor Academy's absence rate?
- Alvaston Moor Academy's overall absence rate is 16.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Alvaston Moor Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Alvaston Moor Academy's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 10 July 2026.