The Valley Leadership Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Sept 20 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Not available
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Unique reference
- 147018
- Address
- Fearns Moss, OL13 0TG
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 655 (77% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 47.8%
- Girls
- 52.2%
- First language not English
- 1.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 43.1%
- Persistent absence
- 42.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.0%
White British 89.9%
Unclassified 3.7%
Mixed 2.9%
Irish 0.8%
Pakistani 0.6%
African 0.6%
Other White 0.3%
Indian 0.3%
Other Black 0.3%
Other 0.3%
Other Asian 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -1.01
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.17
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 69%
Local authority average 31%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 29%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 34.5
Local authority average 45
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.02
Local authority average 3.88
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 12 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 19 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 43 |
| Biology | GCSE | 2 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 15 |
| English Language | GCSE | 118 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 111 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 15 |
| Geography | GCSE | 37 |
| History | GCSE | 69 |
Admissions
The Valley Leadership Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 134
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 74
- 2nd preference
- 46
- 3rd preference
- 39
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 74
- 2nd preference
- 19
- 3rd preference
- 5
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 172 78 94 |
| Year 8 | 133 68 65 |
| Year 9 | 144 67 77 |
| Year 10 | 89 42 47 |
| Year 11 | 117 58 59 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 64.0% 81.7% 85.6% |
Further education | 61.0% 49.4% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 11.8% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 20.1% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 10.0% 5.0% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 5.7% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 15.0% 6.5% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 6.0% 1.1% 1.2% |