Alvaston Moor Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–19 · Derby
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Derby City Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2024–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Alvaston Moor Academy is a secondary school in Derby for ages 11–19 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Requires improvement, from the inspection on 21 November 2023. Derby has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2024 to 2026 entry.
Alvaston Moor Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- 67.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 39.2% across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Derby.
- Every applicant for Year 7 in 2026 was offered a place, as at all 13 other Derby secondary schools with a published outcome.
- Year 7 2026 had 107 first-choice applications for 193 offers, the fewest per offer of 14 Derby secondary schools; 86 offers went to families ranking it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 23% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), the lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Derby.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Derby schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Brackens Lane, Derby, DE24 0AN
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–19
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Derby
- Pupils on roll
- 851 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 67.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Requires improvement Inspected 21 November 2023
Strengths
- “Alvaston Moor Academy is an improving school.”
- “Following some recent changes in staffing, the school is becoming more settled and stable.”
- “Pupils and staff are beginning to see the positive impact of the ‘AMA Way’.”
To improve
- “However, some lessons are disrupted by instances of poor behaviour.”
- “Sometimes, pupils leave lessons without permission.”
- “Rates of pupil removal from lessons and of suspension are high.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 January 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 23% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 32.4 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 107 first-preference applications, 193 offers in total, 107 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Derby.
- Noel-Baker Academy 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Chellaston Academy 1.6 mi Good Last distance published
- UTC Derby Pride Park 1.8 mi Good
- City of Derby Academy 2.2 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- West Park School 2.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Landau Forte College 2.9 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Derby Moor Spencer Academy 3.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Derby Cathedral School 3.0 mi Good Last distance published