Alvaston Moor Academy

Alvaston Moor Academy is a secondary school for students aged 11–16 years, located in Alvaston, Derby, England, which opened in 2021. The school operated under the name Merrill College until 2012, and then as Merrill Academy from 2013 until 2021.

Type: School
Description: school in Derby, UK
Also known as: “Merrill Academy”
Address: Brackens Lane, Derby, DE24 0AN

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Saint Edmund’s Parish Church and Boulton St Mary’s Church.

Saint Edmund’s Parish Church

Church

Photo: Ian S, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Saint Edmund’s Parish Church is situated 2,400 feet southwest of Alvaston Moor Academy.

Boulton St Mary’s Church

Church

Photo: Markz55, Public domain.

Boulton St Mary's is the Church of England parish church for the Boulton ward of Derby. It is located on Boulton Lane, Alvaston, Derby, Derbyshire, England. Boulton St Mary’s Church is situated 3,600 feet northeast of Alvaston Moor Academy.

Noel-Baker Academy

School

Noel-Baker Academy is a co-educational secondary school located in Alvaston, Derby, England. The school takes students from the Alvaston, Boulton and Crewton areas of Derby.In September 2004, the school was awarded specialist school status as a Language College by the Department for Education and Skills. Noel-Baker Academy is situated 2,500 feet southeast of Alvaston Moor Academy.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Allenton and Shelton Lock.

Allenton

Suburb

Photo: Chris J Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Allenton is a small suburb of the city of Derby, England, situated about three miles south of the city centre. It is located between the suburbs of Osmaston, Boulton, Alvaston and Shelton Lock, and is within the Alvaston South ward.

Shelton Lock

Suburb

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Shelton Lock is a suburb in the south of the city of Derby, Derbyshire, England, located between Chellaston and Allenton. The area gets its name from the lock on the Derby Canal that once ran through the area.

Boulton

Suburb

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Boulton is a suburb and former local government ward of the city of Derby, in the ceremonial county of Derbyshire, England, and is located about four miles to the south-east of Derby city centre.