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
- 643 (94% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.9%
- Girls
- 50.1%
- First language not English
- 3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 26.7%
- Persistent absence
- 24.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.2%
White British 90%
Mixed 4.8%
Other White 3.4%
Unclassified 1.4%
Indian 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.78
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.1
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 17%
Local authority average 28%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 15%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 35.9
Local authority average 43.5
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.03
Local authority average 3.74
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 23 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 24 |
| Biology | GCSE | 29 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 28 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 29 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 10 |
| English Language | GCSE | 83 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 83 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 3 |
| French | GCSE | 12 |
Admissions
Alde Valley Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 135
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 133
- 2nd preference
- 15
- 3rd preference
- 5
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 133
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 138 75 63 |
| Year 8 | 140 67 73 |
| Year 9 | 137 74 63 |
| Year 10 | 138 62 76 |
| Year 11 | 90 43 47 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 77.0% 86.2% 86.5% |
Further education | 56.0% 38.2% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 21.0% 41.8% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 4.9% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 1.3% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 13.0% 4.1% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.9% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 5.1% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.7% 1.0% |