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Requires improvement
Academy
Wreake Valley Academy
Secondary
Post 16
Parkstone Road Syston, Leicester, LE71LY
011 6264 1080


School Profile

GENDER
Mixed
AGE
11 - 18
PUPILS
735

Wreake Valley Academy is an Academy (Academy converter). The school consists of mixed pupils aged between 11 and 18 and has a capacity of 1482. The school was last rated as Requires improvement by Ofsted on 10 May 2018.


PUPIL MIX
400 boys and 335 girls
PUPILS PER TEACHER
16.4
ELIGIBLE FOR FREE SCHOOL MEALS
8.7%
ENGLISH NOT FIRST LANGUAGE
7.5%
PERSISTENT ABSENCE
20.8%
PUPIL DIVERSITY MIX
School census date: 16 Jan 2020

SPECIAL CLASSES
No
SEN SUPPORT
15.4%
EHC PLAN
2.3%
SEN PROVISIONS:
  • OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability


School Performance


Attainment 8 score

School
40.9
Local Authority
46.2
England
46.7

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average


Grade 5 or above in English & Maths GCSEs

School
41%
Local Authority
44%
England
43%


English Baccalaureate

  School Local Authority England
Pupils entering EBacc 22% 38% 40%
EBacc average point score 3.51 4.03 4.07



Percentage of students completing

School
91.5%
Local Authority
87.1%
England
91.3%

Progress Score

Average


Averages per A level entry

  School Local Authority England
Average Grade C C C+
Average Points 29.09 31.26 32.87



Percentage of students completing

School
91.5%
Local Authority
87.1%
England
91.2%

Progress Score

Average


Average results per academic qualifications

  School Local Authority England
Average Grade C C C+
Average Points 29.11 31.34 33.02




School Inspections


Inspectorate

The Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted)

Inspection reports

Ofsted Website  

Latest inspection rating

Latest inspection date

10 May 2018

Latest inspection summary:


Category Assessment
Quality of education No Judgement
Behaviour and attitudes No Judgement
Personal development No Judgement
Leadership and management Requires improvement
Safeguarding is effective Yes
Sixth form provision Good




School Admissions



Demand for secondary school places
High

Applications and Offers  
Total preferred applications 203
Of which first preference applications 115
Of which second preference applications 64
Of which third preference applications 22
Total offers made 126
Of which first preference offers 115
Of which second preference offers 11
Of which third preference offers 0




School Destinations


The percentage of students staying in education or employment (the year) after completing their GCSEs:

School
95%
Local Authority
95%
England
94%


Breakdown of destinations:

Destination School Local Authority England
Staying in education 79% 85% 87%
Staying in employment 6% 3% 3%
Staying in Apprenticeships 9% 7% 4%
Not staying in education or employment 5% 5% 5%


The percentage of students progressing to higher education or training (in the two years) after completing their A Levels:

School
71%
Local Authority
64%
England
62%


Breakdown of destinations:

Destination School Local Authority England
Degrees 71% 60% 58%
Of which top third higher education institutions
22% 20% 19%
Of which Russell Group institutions
13% 13% 14%
Of which Oxford or Cambridge
0% 1% 1%
Higher Apprenticeships 0% 1% 1%
Other study at level 4 or 5 0% 4% 3%




School Neighbourhood


PUBLIC TRANSPORT
8
GREEN SPACE
3
ENVIRONMENT
5
SAFETY
4
PROPERTY
£208,750 Median house price as at September 2020


DIVERSITY MIX


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