Alde Valley Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Jul 9 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Unique reference
- 141236
- Address
- Seaward Avenue, IP16 4BG
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 674 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.7%
- Girls
- 49.3%
- First language not English
- 4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 30%
- Persistent absence
- 25.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.9%
White British 87.5%
Mixed 6.1%
Other White 3.3%
Unclassified 1.5%
African 0.6%
Indian 0.3%
Other Black 0.3%
Other Asian 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Other 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 16%
Local authority average 27%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 22%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 33.6
Local authority average 42.7
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.01
Local authority average 3.69
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 39 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 12 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 42 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 37 |
| Biology | GCSE | 9 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 27 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 9 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 13 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 39 |
| English Language | GCSE | 135 |
Admissions
Alde Valley Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 113
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 113
- 2nd preference
- 30
- 3rd preference
- 6
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 113
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 147 75 72 |
| Year 8 | 124 68 56 |
| Year 9 | 132 61 71 |
| Year 10 | 136 75 61 |
| Year 11 | 135 63 72 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 80.0% 86.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 54.0% 41.1% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 25.0% 39.6% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 4.6% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.8% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 10.0% 3.1% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 3.5% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 4.9% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.5% 3.0% |