Wreake Valley Academy

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-18
Religion Does not apply
Address Parkstone Road
Syston
Leicester
Leicestershire
LE7 1LY
Phone 01162641080
Reference Number 137983

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1126
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 50.62%
Girls: 49.38%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 20.9%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 6.4%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 22.2

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 115 100 215
8 131 107 238
9 110 95 205
10 88 107 195
11 68 81 149
12 17 27 44
13 41 39 80

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 82.9%
Indian 5.3%
White, Other 2.2%
White & Black (Caribbean) 2.1%
White & Asian 1.5%
African 1.5%
Mixed, Other 1.4%
Asian, Other 1.2%
Unclassified 0.3%
Chinese 0.2%
Irish 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
White & Black (African) 0.1%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Sixth Form Provision Good
Last Report Date 2022-03-25
Date Report
2022-02-09 School inspection:GoodSchool inspection, PDF - 25 March 2022
2018-05-09 Full inspection:Requires ImprovementFull inspection, PDF - 11 June 2018
2014-10-01 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 27 October 2014
2014-01-22 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 11 February 2014
2013-07-04 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 04 September 2013
2013-04-17 Full inspection:InadequateFull inspection, PDF - 16 May 2013
2012-08-10 Academy conversion letterAcademy conversion letter, PDF - 13 August 2012
Previously as Wreake Valley Community College
2012-02-07 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 02 March 2012
2009-12-02 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 06 January 2010
2009-03-02 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 20 April 2009
2007-01-17 Full inspection:SatisfactoryFull inspection, PDF - 07 February 2007
2003-03-10 Full inspectionFull inspection, PDF - 18 June 2003
2012-02-07 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 02 March 2012
2009-12-02 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 06 January 2010
2009-03-02 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 20 April 2009
2007-01-17 Full inspection:SatisfactoryFull inspection, PDF - 07 February 2007
2003-03-10 Full inspectionFull inspection, PDF - 18 June 2003

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
39.7 Unlock Unlock

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 34.2% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 51.7% Unlock Unlock

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 28.7 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 28.61 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade C C+ C+
Average Grade (best 3) C C+ C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 8.3% Unlock Unlock

2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 96 7
Third Preference 59 1
From another Local Authority 17 10

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