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Park Vale Academy

Top Valley Drive, Top Valley, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire · NG5 9AZ

SecondaryAcademy sponsor ledMixedAges 11–16898 pupilsREDHILL ACADEMY TRUST
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Ofsted
Good

Mar 2024

Attainment 8A pupil’s average score across 8 GCSE subjects (English and maths double-weighted). Higher is better; the maximum is roughly 90.
42.8

GCSE · 2024-25

Overall absence
11.2%

2024-25

Free school mealsFree School Meals: the share of pupils eligible for free school meals — a common measure of disadvantage.
43.0%

2024-25

Pupils per teacher
16.5

2025-26

Spend per pupil
£8,308

2024-25

Places filled
95%

898 of 950 places · 2025-26

Ofsted

Last inspected 19 March 2024

Overall effectivenessGood
Personal development
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Read the full Ofsted report ↗

GCSE results (Key Stage 4)

All state-funded pupils

Attainment 8A pupil’s average score across 8 GCSE subjects (English and maths double-weighted). Higher is better; the maximum is roughly 90.↑ +1.5

Average GCSE score across 8 subjects

41.3
'18-19
38.3
'21-22
40.3
'22-23
44.0
'23-24
42.8
'24-25

Grade 5+ in English & MathsThe percentage of pupils achieving at least a grade 5 (a “strong pass”) in both GCSE English and maths.↑ +5%

A strong pass in both

32%
'18-19
22%
'21-22
28%
'22-23
35%
'23-24
37%
'24-25

Grade 4+ in English & Maths↓ -1%

A standard pass in both

58%
'18-19
48%
'21-22
51%
'22-23
58%
'23-24
58%
'24-25

Progress 8How much pupils progress from the end of primary to GCSE compared with similar pupils nationally. 0 is average; positive is above, negative is below.↑ +0.19

Vs similar pupils nationally · 0 = average

-0.25
'18-19
-0.86
'21-22
-0.11
'22-23
-0.06
'23-24
—
'24-25

EBacc average point scoreEnglish Baccalaureate Average Point Score: average grade across the core academic EBacc subjects (English, maths, sciences, a language, history or geography).↑ +0.14

3.76
'18-19
3.45
'21-22
3.62
'22-23
4.03
'23-24
3.90
'24-25

Progress 8 was not published for 2019/20, 2020/21 (exams cancelled) or recent years lacking a KS2 baseline.

How this school compares

Against Nottingham (its local authority) and England · 2024-25

Attainment 8A pupil’s average score across 8 GCSE subjects (English and maths double-weighted). Higher is better; the maximum is roughly 90.

+4.7 vs Nottingham average

This school42.8
Nottingham average38.1
Best in Nottingham69.8
England average39.2

Grade 5+ in English & Maths

+2.7% vs Nottingham average

This school37.0%
Nottingham average34.3%
Best in Nottingham90.0%
England average36.0%

Pupil makeup

Spring school census · 2024-25

Free school mealsFree School Meals: the share of pupils eligible for free school meals — a common measure of disadvantage.
43.0%
English as 2nd lang.English as an Additional Language: pupils whose first language is known or believed to be other than English.
16.0%
SEN supportSpecial Educational Needs support: pupils who get extra help in school but do not have an Education, Health and Care plan.
1.4%
With EHC planEducation, Health and Care plan: a legal document for children with more significant needs, setting out the support a council must provide.
14.8%

Gender split

46%
54%

415 girls · 483 boys

Ethnicity

White British
58.4%
African
9.0%
White & Black Caribbean
7.7%
Other White
5.9%
Other Mixed
4.5%
Other Black
2.8%
Other Asian
2.1%
Caribbean
2.0%
Pakistani
1.6%
White & Asian
1.3%
Other ethnic group
1.3%
White & Black African
1.1%

Percentages may not sum to 100% due to rounding.

How this school compares

Against Nottingham (its local authority) and England · 2024-25

Free school mealsFree School Meals: the share of pupils eligible for free school meals — a common measure of disadvantage.

+7.6% vs Nottingham average

This school43.0%
Nottingham average35.4%
England average23.2%

English as 2nd lang.English as an Additional Language: pupils whose first language is known or believed to be other than English.

-17.2% vs Nottingham average

This school16.0%
Nottingham average33.2%
England average16.4%

SEN supportSpecial Educational Needs support: pupils who get extra help in school but do not have an Education, Health and Care plan.

-6.5% vs Nottingham average

This school1.4%
Nottingham average7.9%
England average11.2%

With EHC planEducation, Health and Care plan: a legal document for children with more significant needs, setting out the support a council must provide.

-0.3% vs Nottingham average

This school14.8%
Nottingham average15.1%
England average14.6%

Attendance & absence

Share of school sessions missed

Overall absence rate↑ +5.4%

5.8%
'18-19
12.3%
'21-22
11.5%
'22-23
11.9%
'23-24
11.2%
'24-25

Persistent absenceThe percentage of pupils who miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions across the year.↑ +16.5%

Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions

15.3%
'18-19
40.9%
'21-22
36.2%
'22-23
34.3%
'23-24
31.8%
'24-25

How this school compares

Against Nottingham (its local authority) and England · 2024-25

Overall absence rate

+4.4% vs Nottingham average

This school11.2%
Nottingham average6.8%
Best in Nottingham2.9%
England average6.2%

Persistent absenceThe percentage of pupils who miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions across the year.

+13.1% vs Nottingham average

This school31.8%
Nottingham average18.7%
Best in Nottingham4.3%
England average15.8%

Suspensions & exclusions

As a percentage of pupils on roll

Suspension rateThe number of suspensions (fixed-period exclusions) expressed as a percentage of pupils on roll. A pupil can be suspended more than once.↓ -0.5%

Total suspensions as a share of pupils

7.1%
'16-17
21.5%
'17-18
4.5%
'18-19
3.3%
'19-20
14.2%
'20-21
5.9%
'21-22
6.8%
'22-23
7.6%
'23-24
6.6%
'24-25

Pupils suspended at least once↓ -2.2%

Share of pupils with one or more suspension

5.8%
'16-17
13.5%
'17-18
3.5%
'18-19
2.9%
'19-20
8.1%
'20-21
4.5%
'21-22
4.7%
'22-23
5.0%
'23-24
3.6%
'24-25

Permanent exclusion rateThe percentage of pupils permanently excluded (expelled) from the school during the year.↑ +0.33%

0.00%
'16-17
0.00%
'17-18
0.25%
'18-19
0.12%
'19-20
0.71%
'20-21
0.83%
'21-22
0.34%
'22-23
0.67%
'23-24
0.33%
'24-25

How this school compares

Against Nottingham (its local authority) and England · 2024-25

Suspension rateThe number of suspensions (fixed-period exclusions) expressed as a percentage of pupils on roll. A pupil can be suspended more than once.

+3.6% vs Nottingham average

This school6.6%
Nottingham average3.0%
Best in Nottingham0.0%
England average2.5%

Permanent exclusion rateThe percentage of pupils permanently excluded (expelled) from the school during the year.

+0.27% vs Nottingham average

This school0.33%
Nottingham average0.06%
Best in Nottingham0.00%
England average0.03%

What pupils do next

Sustained destinations the year after leaving

After GCSEs (Key Stage 4)

80% sustained

Year 11 leavers · 2024-25

Education 75%Apprenticeship 2%Employment 3%Not sustained 13%

The local area

Neighbourhood context around the school in Nottingham

Median house price
£226,000

2023 · England £295,000

DeprivationIndex of Multiple Deprivation: the official measure of relative deprivation for small areas. Areas are split into deciles, where 1 is the most-deprived 10% in England and 10 the least.
5/10

10 = least deprived

Claimant rateThe share of residents aged 16–64 claiming unemployment-related benefits (the claimant count) — a timely local proxy for unemployment.
6.0%

April 2026 · England 4.1%

Recorded crimes
43

~1 mile · 6m to 2026-04

Degree-level+
24%

Residents 16+ · Census 2021

Deprivation (IMD) Index of Multiple Deprivation: the official measure of relative deprivation for small areas. Areas are split into deciles, where 1 is the most-deprived 10% in England and 10 the least.

Around the England average · 1 = most deprived 10%, 10 = least

Overall
5/10
Income
6/10
Employment
4/10
Education
5/10
Health
3/10
Crime
4/10

Crime by type

Street-level reports within ~1 mile · 6m to 2026-04

Violence and sexual offences
18
Criminal damage and arson
11
Other crime
4
Vehicle crime
3
Anti social behaviour
3
Public order
2
Burglary
1
Possession of weapons
1

Area figures describe the neighbourhood around the school (LSOA/MSOA), not the school itself. Sources: ONS, Home Office (data.police.uk), MHCLG — Open Government Licence v3.0.

Data last updated 06/06/2026 · URN 144487