St Alban's Catholic Voluntary Academy
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Academy converter in Derby, DE21 6NU, taking ages 3 to 11, 321 on roll.
Will an address get in?
In the 2026/27 round, the furthest-away child offered a place at St Alban's Catholic Voluntary Academy lived 1.532 miles away, according to Derby. Put a postcode in and it is measured against that distance.
Applying for September 2027? Primary applications close on 15 January 2027, with offers on 16 April 2027. The address on the deadline is the one the council uses. How it works.
The circle is 1.532 miles, the distance the school admitted from in 2026/27. Real admission areas are not circular: this is the distance, not a boundary.
What kind of school this is
| Religious character | Roman Catholic |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| How full | 321 pupils in 315 places (102% full, over capacity) |
| Trust | ST RALPH SHERWIN CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST |
| Local authority | Derby |
Department for Education register (GIAS).
How the school is doing
| Meeting the expected standard | 54.0% in reading, writing and maths (2024/25) |
| Year | Meeting the expected standard |
|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 54.0% |
| 2023/24 | 67.0% |
| 2022/23 | 71.0% |
Ofsted, and the Department for Education's published performance data.
Who goes to St Alban's Catholic Voluntary Academy
| Girls and boys | 53.3% girls, 46.7% boys |
| English as an additional language | 21.2% of pupils |
| Free school meals | 14.0% of pupils eligible |
DfE school census, most recent published year.
What it costs to live within reach of St Alban's Catholic Voluntary Academy
The postcode districts whose centre falls inside the 1.532 miles the school admitted from in 2026/27, cheapest first, by the median of real sales around each district's centre. The cheapest is DE21 at £205,000. A district is wide, so check the address itself, not the list.
| District | Area | From the school | Median sold price |
|---|---|---|---|
| DE21 | Derby | 0.6 mi | £205,000 149 sales |
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, via each district's area guide. Districts without enough recorded sales to rank are not shown.
The fee-paying alternative
Weighing St Alban's Catholic Voluntary Academy against the independent sector? Every fee-paying school around DE21: ages, selection, and how full each one is →
Checking the house as well as the school
The full report measures the distance from every nearby school to one address, alongside sold prices, flood risk, crime and the other checks on the same house.
Common questions
What is the catchment area for St Alban's Catholic Voluntary Academy?
St Alban's Catholic Voluntary Academy does not have one in the sense most people mean. Like most English schools, an oversubscribed year offers places outward from the school until they run out. The nearest thing to an answer: the furthest child admitted in 2026/27 lived 1.532 miles away, per Derby.
How close do I need to live to get a place at St Alban's Catholic Voluntary Academy?
Nobody can say in advance, and anyone who does is guessing. 1.532 miles was enough in 2026/27, and at 102% full the school has little slack. The distance moves every year with the number of applications, so treat last year's figure as evidence, not a promise.
Does buying a house near St Alban's Catholic Voluntary Academy guarantee a place?
No. Admission criteria usually put looked-after children, siblings and faith criteria ahead of distance, so places can be filled before distance is reached. Councils also check that the address is genuinely where the child lives.
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How school admissions actually work, and what the distance means →
Admission distance published by Derby. School details from the Department for Education's register, ratings from Ofsted. Read how every figure on this site is sourced on the methodology page. If something here looks wrong, tell us and it goes on the accuracy log.