Alde Valley Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Suffolk
Seaward Avenue, Leiston, IP16 4BG
58
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Requires improvement
Graded 09/07/2024
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
90.1%
25.5% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
645
Capacity used
Over capacity115%
560 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
113 of 113 families who put it first got an offer
113
Places offered
149
Total applications
1.3
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 113 | 113 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 30 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 6 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 149 | 113 | 76% |
1st preference success by year
Suffolk lets families list 3 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (1 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Lucie Hernandez
- Address
- Seaward Avenue, Leiston, IP16 4BG
- Phone
- 01728830570
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Ward / constituency
- Aldeburgh & Leiston · Suffolk Coastal
- Area
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 141236
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 33% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 3% | — | — |
| SEN support | 14% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: KINGFISHER SCHOOLS TRUST
645 pupils · 560 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
09 July 2024
Full graded inspection
Requires improvement overall effectivenessPersonal development Requires improvement Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement - 23
09 February 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 706 pupils
Attendance
90.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
25.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
6.4%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.8%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 40.6 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.33 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 30% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 59% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.42 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 33.7 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 23.7% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 41.5% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 16.3% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.01 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 135 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 135 | 3% | 22% | 44% | |
| Mathematics | 134 | 9% | 34% | 51% | |
| English Literature | 128 | 4% | 31% | 45% | |
| Combined Science | 125 | 2% | 25% | 40% | |
| Art and Design | 91 | 4% | 11% | 23% | |
| Geography | 76 | 7% | 21% | 36% | |
| History | 60 | 7% | 25% | 32% | |
| Design & Technology | 39 | 0% | 13% | 15% | |
| Physical Education | 32 | 19% | 50% | 66% | |
| French | 29 | 17% | 72% | 76% | |
| Business | 27 | 7% | 33% | 52% | |
| Music | 26 | 0% | 4% | 8% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Suffolk council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.