Park Vale Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Nottingham
Top Valley Drive, Nottingham, NG5 9AZ
63
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 19/03/2024
Application demand
89%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
88.8%
31.8% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
880
Capacity used
Nearly full93%
950 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
89%
1st preference success rate
144 of 162 families who put it first got an offer
178
Places offered
327
Total applications
1.8
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 162 | 144 | ● 89% |
| 2nd preference | 93 | 23 | ● 25% |
| 3rd preference | 49 | 8 | ● 16% |
| 4th preference | 23 | 3 | ● 13% |
| Total | 327 | 178 | 54% |
1st preference success by year
Nottingham lets families list 4 preferences. 40 applications came from outside the council area (12 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
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Steve Bowhay
- Address
- Top Valley Drive, Top Valley, Nottingham, NG5 9AZ
- Phone
- 01158221244
- Local authority
- Nottingham
- Ward / constituency
- Bulwell Forest · Nottingham North and Kimberley
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 144487
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 45% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 16% | — | — |
| SEN support | 15% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: REDHILL ACADEMY TRUST
880 pupils · 950 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
19 March 2024
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 949 pupils
Attendance
88.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
11.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
31.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
6.6%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
6.9%
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 | 44.0 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.06 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 35% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 58% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.03 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 42.8 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 37% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 57.5% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 56.4% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.9 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 181 | — |
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+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 180 | 12% | 41% | 59% | |
| English Language | 180 | 14% | 52% | 67% | |
| English Literature | 180 | 10% | 47% | 66% | |
| Religious Studies | 170 | 9% | 32% | 42% | |
| Combined Science | 145 | 3% | 26% | 49% | |
| Spanish | 96 | 14% | 39% | 61% | |
| Geography | 94 | 19% | 49% | 68% | |
| History | 78 | 9% | 31% | 40% | |
| Art and Design | 73 | 4% | 51% | 74% | |
| Design & Technology | 46 | 0% | 15% | 24% | |
| Biology | 35 | 37% | 89% | 100% | |
| Physics | 35 | 46% | 91% | 100% |
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 Nottingham 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.