Soar Valley College
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Leicester
Gleneagles Avenue, Leicester, LE4 7GY
74
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 11/03/2025
Application demand
84%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
94.6%
13.0% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,564
Capacity used
Over capacity100%
1,560 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
84%
1st preference success rate
277 of 330 families who put it first got an offer
316
Places offered
827
Total applications
2.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 330 | 277 | ● 84% |
| 2nd preference | 342 | 30 | ● 9% |
| 3rd preference | 112 | 7 | ● 6% |
| 4th preference | 43 | 2 | ● 5% |
| Total | 827 | 316 | 38% |
1st preference success by year
Leicester lets families list 4 preferences. 85 applications came from outside the council area (4 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 converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Neetin Pabari
- Address
- Gleneagles Avenue, Leicester, LE4 7GY
- Phone
- 01162669625
- Local authority
- Leicester
- Ward / constituency
- Rushey Mead · Leicester East
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 148877
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 31% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 76% | — | — |
| SEN support | 13% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: ASPIRE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
1,564 pupils · 1,560 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
11 March 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessPersonal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,605 pupils
Attendance
94.6%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
5.4%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
13.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.5%
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 | 51.7 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.74 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 58% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 72% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.38 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 51.5 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 47.9% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 71.8% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 30.4% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.4 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 309 | — |
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 | 308 | 27% | 55% | 76% | |
| English Language | 308 | 18% | 51% | 72% | |
| English Literature | 307 | 20% | 64% | 80% | |
| Religious Studies | 305 | 23% | 57% | 70% | |
| Combined Science | 251 | 13% | 45% | 68% | |
| Geography | 137 | 22% | 55% | 69% | |
| Art and Design | 118 | 35% | 74% | 93% | |
| History | 114 | 26% | 57% | 75% | |
| Computer Science | 105 | 31% | 68% | 78% | |
| French | 74 | 31% | 78% | 86% | |
| Design & Technology | 60 | 18% | 52% | 72% | |
| Biology | 52 | 50% | 100% | 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 Leicester 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.