Wreake Valley Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 10 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Unique reference
- 137983
- Address
- Parkstone Road, Syston, LE7 1LY
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1048 (64% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.5%
- Girls
- 49.5%
- First language not English
- 6.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 18%
- Persistent absence
- 28.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.4%
White British 83.9%
Indian 5.4%
Mixed 5.2%
Other White 2%
Other Asian 1.1%
African 0.8%
Other Black 0.4%
Other 0.4%
Irish 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.61
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.09
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 6%
Local authority average 40%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 41%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 39.9
Local authority average 45.8
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.14
Local authority average 4.03
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
---|---|---|
Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 22 |
Biology | GCSE | 30 |
Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 52 |
Chemistry | GCSE | 30 |
Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 22 |
Design & Technology | GCSE | 44 |
English Language | GCSE | 132 |
English Literature | GCSE | 121 |
D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 39 |
French | GCSE | 12 |
Admissions
Wreake Valley Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 202
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 207
- 2nd preference
- 125
- 3rd preference
- 61
- From another Local Authority
- 18
Offers
- 1st preference
- 192
- 2nd preference
- 8
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 6
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.5 |
Cohort sizes
Class type | Total Boys Girls |
---|---|
Year 7 | 237 129 108 |
Year 8 | 213 114 99 |
Year 9 | 199 94 105 |
Year 10 | 150 68 82 |
Year 11 | 115 55 60 |
Year 12 | 85 45 40 |
Year 13 | 49 24 25 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
---|---|
Staying in education | 84.0% 85.3% 86.5% |
Further education | 26.0% 39.6% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 55.0% 34.3% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 2.0% 10.5% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.8% 0.9% |
Entering employment | 4.0% 4.1% 3.9% |
Entering apprenticeships | 7.0% 4.6% 3.4% |
Not in education or employment | 3.0% 4.8% 5.2% |
Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.2% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
---|---|
Degrees | 76.0% 62.1% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 14.0% 15.7% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 10.0% 13.3% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 0.0% 0.8% 1.0% |
Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 3.0% 2.6% |
Higher apprenticeships | 2.0% 1.7% 1.7% |