Alde Valley Academy

Type Secondary / Academy sponsor led
Age Range 11-16
Religion Does not apply
Address Seaward Avenue
Leiston
Suffolk
IP16 4BG
Phone 01728830570
Reference Number 141236

General Makeup

Number of pupils 674
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 50.74%
Girls: 49.26%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 30%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 4.2%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 24.2

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 75 72 147
8 68 56 124
9 61 71 132
10 75 61 136
11 63 72 135

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 87.5%
Mixed, Other 4.2%
White, Other 3.3%
Unclassified 1.5%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.9%
White & Asian 0.6%
African 0.6%
White & Black (African) 0.4%
Indian 0.3%
Chinese 0.1%
Asian, Other 0.1%

Overall Ofsted Rating Requires Improvement
 >  Quality of education Requires Improvement
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Requires Improvement
  >  Personal Development Requires Improvement
  >  Leadership & Management Requires Improvement
Last Report Date 2024-09-17
Date Report
2024-07-09 School inspection:Requires ImprovementSchool inspection, PDF - 17 September 2024
2023-02-08 School inspectionSchool inspection, PDF - 24 March 2023
2017-09-20 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 02 November 2017

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)
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GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 23.7% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 32.6% 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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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 30 0
Third Preference 6 0
From another Local Authority 1 1

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Name Distance
Leiston Primary School
King George's Avenue, Leiston, Suffolk, IP16 4JQ
0.14 miles
Coldfair Green Community Primary School
Judith Avenue, Knodishall, Saxmundham, Suffolk, IP17 1UY
1.29 miles
Middleton Community Primary School
Rectory Road, Middleton, Saxmundham, Suffolk, IP17 3NW
3.73 miles
Aldeburgh Primary School
Park Road, Aldeburgh, Suffolk, IP15 5EU
3.73 miles
Snape Primary School
Church Road, Snape, Saxmundham, Suffolk, IP17 1QG
4.13 miles
Benhall St Mary's Church of England Primary School
School Lane, Benhall, Saxmundham, Suffolk, IP17 1HE
4.2 miles
Kelsale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Carlton Road, Kelsale, Saxmundham, Suffolk, IP17 2NP
4.26 miles
Saxmundham Primary School
Brook Farm Road, Saxmundham, Suffolk, IP17 1XQ
4.4 miles
Name Distance
Compass Community School Aylward Park
Crown Street, Leiston, Suffolk, IP16 4AX
0.4 miles
Summerhill School
Westward Ho, Leiston, Suffolk, Leiston, Suffolk, IP16 4HY
0.78 miles
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