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The Valley Leadership Academy
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The quality of education Requires Improvement
Behaviour and attitudes Requires Improvement
Personal development Good
Leadership and management Requires Improvement
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Academic Progress: Pupils still do not achieve as highly as they should.
Behaviour and Attitudes: Some pupils do not treat their peers with respect; learning sometimes suffers.
Current Educational Practices: Support from trust leadership has helped to strengthen the curriculum.
Strengths and Challenges: Some staff do not use assessment strategies purposefully enough.
Opportunities for Involvement: Proactive support for families is helping to forge stronger links between school and community.
Communication: The school has begun to engage positively with parents and carers.
Handling Conflicts and Concerns: School leadership has focused on raising expectations and supporting teachers.
Actions for Quality Improvement: Leadership has begun to establish higher expectations of pupils’ conduct.
Managing Bullying and Safety: Pupils feel safer from bullying and more confident that staff will listen to concerns.
Extracurricular Offerings: Pupils enjoy participating in a wide variety of enriching clubs and activities.
Managing and Supporting SEND: The trust has helped to raise expectations which is helping pupils with SEND to feel motivated.
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The Valley Leadership Academy is a Secondary, Co-Ed school located in Lancashire, North West.

It has 655 students from age 11-16 yr with a student-teacher ratio of 16 : 1.

At this school, 29% of pupils achieved grade 5 or more at GCSE.

This school rated Requires Improvement by recent Ofsted inspection.

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Phase of Education Secondary Secondary Secondary
Type Academies Academies Academies
Snobe grade
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Ofset report Requires Improvement Good Requires Improvement
Age range 11-16 11-16 11-16
Gender Co-Ed Co-Ed Co-Ed
Student teacher ratio 16.3 15.1 17.8
Proficient Math - - -
Proficient Read - - -
Grade 5 or above GCSE 29% 48% 27%
Grade 5 or above A Level - - -
Day Fees - - -
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Secondary Exam Result

Discover school's performance with the Attainment 8 and Progress 8 scores. Attainment 8 reflects pupil achievement in 8 qualifications, while Progress 8 measures their progress from key stage 2 to 4, compared to peers across England.

School scores School Description
Progress 8 score -1.01 This score shows how much progress pupils at this school made across 8 qualifications between the end of key stage 2 and the end of key stage 4.
Attainment 8 score 34.5 Schools get a score based on how well pupils have performed in up to 8 qualifications.

Explore the percentage of pupils who attained grade 5 or higher & grade 4 or higher in their English and math GCSEs. This metric reflects their proficiency in these fundamental subjects.

GCSE Results School LA England
Grade 5 or above in English & Maths GCSEs 29% 27.12% 30.03%
Grade 4 or above in English & Maths GCSEs 46% 40.74% 43.07%

The English Baccalaureate (EBacc) ensures your child's well-rounded education. It includes essential subjects like English, math, sciences, languages, and humanities.

EBacc Results School LA England
Entering EBacc 69% 22.11% 25.06%
Achieving the EBacc at grade 5 or above 1% 7.98% 10.91%
Achieving the EBacc at grade 4 or above 8% 12.71% 15.51%
EBacc average points score 3.02 2.6 2.83

Find out where our Key Stage 4 graduates are going next. Explore their different paths after finishing school – whether it's sixth form, starting work, or other adventures as they move forward.

Pupil destinations School LA England
Pupils staying in education or employment 90% 89.12% 90.53%
Total number of pupils included in destination measures 50 122 144
Pupils staying in education 78% 79.99% 84.16%
Further education college or other further education provider 70% 41.65% 32.73%
School sixth forms 8% 9.37% 29.8%
Sixth form colleges 0% 16.94% 10.22%
Other education destinations 0% 12% 11.43%
Pupils in apprenticeships 6% 4.26% 2.8%
Pupils staying in employment 6% 4.83% 3.59%

Discover school's performance with the Attainment 8 and Progress 8 scores. Attainment 8 reflects pupil achievement in 8 qualifications, while Progress 8 measures their progress from key stage 2 to 4, compared to peers across England.

School scores School Description
Progress 8 score -0.88 This score shows how much progress pupils at this school made across 8 qualifications between the end of key stage 2 and the end of key stage 4.
Attainment 8 score 32.9 Schools get a score based on how well pupils have performed in up to 8 qualifications.

Explore the percentage of pupils who attained grade 5 or higher & grade 4 or higher in their English and math GCSEs. This metric reflects their proficiency in these fundamental subjects.

GCSE Results School LA England
Grade 5 or above in English & Maths GCSEs 15% 28.66% 32.85%
Grade 4 or above in English & Maths GCSEs 39% 41.51% 45.33%

The English Baccalaureate (EBacc) ensures your child's well-rounded education. It includes essential subjects like English, math, sciences, languages, and humanities.

EBacc Results School LA England
Entering EBacc 73% 21.47% 24.94%
Achieving the EBacc at grade 5 or above 3% 9.88% 13.02%
Achieving the EBacc at grade 4 or above 7% 13.38% 17.19%
EBacc average points score 3.06 2.67 2.97

Find out where our Key Stage 4 graduates are going next. Explore their different paths after finishing school – whether it's sixth form, starting work, or other adventures as they move forward.

Pupil destinations School LA England
Pupils staying in education or employment 92% 86.93% 90.4%
Total number of pupils included in destination measures 36 118 141
Pupils staying in education 78% 80.23% 86.29%
Further education college or other further education provider 69% 43.19% 34.03%
School sixth forms 3% 9.66% 30.82%
Sixth form colleges 0% 17.82% 10.38%
Other education destinations 6% 9.63% 11.08%
Pupils in apprenticeships 6% 3.52% 1.99%
Pupils staying in employment 8% 3.21% 2.13%

Exam Result Not Published

Due to the pandemic, 2020 and 2021 Secondary school exam
results were not published at school level.

Exam Result Not Published

Due to the pandemic, 2020 and 2021 Secondary school exam
results were not published at school level.

Discover school's performance with the Attainment 8 and Progress 8 scores. Attainment 8 reflects pupil achievement in 8 qualifications, while Progress 8 measures their progress from key stage 2 to 4, compared to peers across England.

School scores School Description
Progress 8 score - This score shows how much progress pupils at this school made across 8 qualifications between the end of key stage 2 and the end of key stage 4.
Attainment 8 score - Schools get a score based on how well pupils have performed in up to 8 qualifications.

Explore the percentage of pupils who attained grade 5 or higher & grade 4 or higher in their English and math GCSEs. This metric reflects their proficiency in these fundamental subjects.

GCSE Results School LA England
Grade 5 or above in English & Maths GCSEs - 27.81% 29.3%
Grade 4 or above in English & Maths GCSEs - 41.27% 43.41%

The English Baccalaureate (EBacc) ensures your child's well-rounded education. It includes essential subjects like English, math, sciences, languages, and humanities.

EBacc Results School LA England
Entering EBacc - 21.2% 25.8%
Achieving the EBacc at grade 5 or above - 9.97% 11.47%
Achieving the EBacc at grade 4 or above - 13.93% 16.49%
EBacc average points score - 2.66 2.88

Find out where our Key Stage 4 graduates are going next. Explore their different paths after finishing school – whether it's sixth form, starting work, or other adventures as they move forward.

Pupil destinations School LA England
Pupils staying in education or employment - 91.76% 90.2%
Total number of pupils included in destination measures - 113 135
Pupils staying in education - 83.76% 84.08%
Further education college or other further education provider - 41.01% 33.25%
School sixth forms - 10.33% 31.27%
Sixth form colleges - 17.56% 8.45%
Other education destinations - 14.91% 11.14%
Pupils in apprenticeships - 5.24% 3.4%
Pupils staying in employment - 2.84% 2.75%

Exam Result Not Published

Due to the pandemic, 2020 and 2021 Secondary school exam
results were not published at school level.

Exam Result Not Published

Due to the pandemic, 2020 and 2021 Secondary school exam
results were not published at school level.

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Holidays 2024/25

Holidays Date
Autumn Half Term Holidays 21st Oct 2024 - 25th Oct 2024
Winter Holidays 23rd Dec 2024 - 3rd Jan 2025
Spring Half Term Holidays 17th Feb 2025 - 21st Feb 2025
Spring Holidays 7th Apr 2025 - 21st Apr 2025
Summer Half Term Holidays 26th May 2025 - 30th May 2025
Summer Holidays 23rd Jul 2025 - 29th Aug 2025

Terms Dates 2024/25

Terms Dates
Autumn Term 2nd Sep 2024 - 20th Oct 2024
Autumn Term-2 26th Oct 2024 - 22nd Dec 2024
Spring Term 4th Jan 2025 - 16th Feb 2025
Spring Term-2 22nd Feb 2025 - 6th Apr 2025
Summer Term 22nd Apr 2025 - 25th May 2025
Summer Term-2 31st May 2025 - 22nd Jul 2025
Students Teachers
16 : 1
Student teacher ratio at The Valley Leadership Academy
Local authority ratio 19 : 1

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