Primary school

St Alban's Catholic Voluntary Academy

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  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • Derby
  • DE21 6NU
Ofsted Good · inspected Sep 2013

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 11,102 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 74%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 48%48%2016/17: top 27%2017/18: top 41%2018/19: top 34%2022/23: top 26%26% · 2022/232023/24: top 38%2024/25: top 74%No exams

Against East MidlandsArrows: East Midlands rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM54% · East Midlands 63%3/10 Below−44.8 pts
Higher standard, RWM12% · East Midlands 6%9/10 Top 20%+19.3 pts
Reading score106 · East Midlands 1056/10 Middle
Maths score104 · East Midlands 1044/10 Below
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 56% · 45 pupils · East Midlands 53%2016/17: 73% · 45 pupils · East Midlands 61%2017/18: 70% · 46 pupils · East Midlands 64%2018/19: 73% · 45 pupils · East Midlands 65%2022/23: 71% · 41 pupils · East Midlands 59%2023/24: 67% · 45 pupils · East Midlands 61%2024/25: 54% · 41 pupils · East Midlands 63%73%54%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 2% · 45 pupils · East Midlands 3%2016/17: 11% · 45 pupils · East Midlands 7%2017/18: 17% · 46 pupils · East Midlands 8%2018/19: 11% · 45 pupils · East Midlands 9%2022/23: 12% · 41 pupils · East Midlands 6%2023/24: 11% · 45 pupils · East Midlands 6%2024/25: 12% · 41 pupils · East Midlands 6%17%2%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 101 · 45 pupils · East Midlands 1022016/17: 107 · 45 pupils · East Midlands 1042017/18: 107 · 46 pupils · East Midlands 1052018/19: 105 · 45 pupils · East Midlands 1042022/23: 108 · 41 pupils · East Midlands 1052023/24: 108 · 45 pupils · East Midlands 1052024/25: 106 · 41 pupils · East Midlands 105108101No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 101 · 45 pupils · East Midlands 1032016/17: 105 · 45 pupils · East Midlands 1042017/18: 104 · 46 pupils · East Midlands 1042018/19: 105 · 45 pupils · East Midlands 1052022/23: 108 · 41 pupils · East Midlands 1042023/24: 108 · 45 pupils · East Midlands 1042024/25: 104 · 41 pupils · East Midlands 104108101No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
15 of 15 who put it first2014 · 93.3%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1515
2nd180
3rd120

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2023

  1. 2008Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2011Inadequateas predecessor
  3. 2012Satisfactoryas predecessor
  4. 2013Goodas predecessor
  5. 2018Remains Goodas predecessor
  6. 2023Remains Good

4 strong areas

  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils

0 weak areas

4 areas graded · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026321
Free school meals (past 6 years)16.3%
First language not English22.9%
SEN support12.3%
EHC plan3.9%
Absence (sessions missed)5.8%
Persistently absent pupils13.4%

Girls 52.1%Boys 47.9%

101.9% full · 315 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher18.3
Pupils per adult9.6
  • Classroom teachers 15.4
  • Leadership 1.8
  • Teaching assistants 14.5
  • Other support 2.8

Teachers 17.2 FTE · Whole workforce 34.5 · 47 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£6,592
Spend per pupil£7,451
Staff spend per pupil£5,969
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • −£279,000in-year balance

Grants £6,502 · self-generated £89 · premises £259 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: ST RALPH SHERWIN CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST (25 academies) · trust reserve −£9,199,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it