The Vale Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement May 18 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 2 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Unique reference
- 138714
- Address
- Wilbury Drive, LU5 4QP
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 624 (87% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.5%
- Girls
- 46.5%
- First language not English
- 27.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 10.6%
- Persistent absence
- 12.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 7.9%
White British 47.8%
Other White 17.8%
Mixed 10.2%
Indian 4.5%
Pakistani 3.4%
Unclassified 3.2%
Other Asian 3%
African 3%
Caribbean 2.2%
Other 2.2%
Other Black 1%
Bangladeshi 0.8%
Irish 0.6%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage0.2
WritingAverage0.7
MathsAbove average2.6
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 63%
Local authority average 52%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 3%
Local authority average 4%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 104
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 106
Local authority average 103
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
The Vale Academy
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 75
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 70
- 2nd preference
- 30
- 3rd preference
- 29
- From another Local Authority
- 13
Offers
- 1st preference
- 70
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 10
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.6 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 25.1 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 27.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Early Years 2, Part-time | 3 1 2 |
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 17 10 7 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 10 6 4 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 35 16 19 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 21 14 7 |
| Reception, Full-time | 85 44 41 |
| Year 1 | 76 40 36 |
| Year 2 | 72 40 32 |
| Year 3 | 85 41 44 |
| Year 4 | 81 46 35 |
| Year 5 | 60 41 19 |
| Year 6 | 79 35 44 |