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Wreake Valley Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Parkstone Road, Syston, Leicester LE7 1LY · wreake.bepschools.org · 0116 264 1080
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Apr 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 39.7
- average Attainment 8 score. Leicestershire 46.2, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,148
- 77% of 1,482 places
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 20.4%
- First language not English
- 6.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 203 families put the school first and 205 places were offered; 94% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 205 | 203 | 1 | 94% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 207 | 212 | 1▲ | 94% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 202 | 207 | 1▲ | 93% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 228 | 198 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 181 | 157 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 39.7, and 34.2% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Leicestershire it was 46.2, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C (28.5 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼39.7 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼34.2% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼59.1% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼5.4% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.12 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 28.1 | −10.8 |
| Sixth form college | 1.8 | −3 |
| Further education | 56.1 | +23.6 |
| Other education | 0.9 | −1.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.4 | −4.3 |
| Employment | 0.9 | −3.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.1 | +0.5 |
| Activity not captured | 1.8 | −1.4 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 78 students | C (28.5) | Below average -0.35 | |
| 79 students | C (28.7) | Below average -0.33 | |
| 15 students | Dist- (30.6) | Average -0.24 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 50 | C- (26.9) | -0.36 |
| 2022/23 | 86 | C (30) | — |
| 2021/22 | 67 | C+ (32.2) | — |
| 2018/19 | 83 | C (29.1) | -0.13 |
| 2017/18 | 94 | D+ (24.9) | -0.11 |
| 2016/17 | 92 | C- (27.8) | -0.06 |
| 2015/16 | 120 | C- (28.1) | -0.20 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 44.6 | −8.3 |
| Further and other education | 5.4 | +3.9 |
| Further education | 3.6 | — |
| Other education | 1.8 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 16.1 | +8.7 |
| Employment | 25 | 0 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7.1 | −3.2 |
| Activity not captured | 1.8 | −1.1 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Wreake Valley Academy on 28 April 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention
- Achievement: Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Post-16 provision: Needs attention
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 28 Apr 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Post-16 provision | Needs attention |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Feb 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Feb 2022Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Sixth form Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
May 2018Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Oct 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Apr 2013Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
88% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (26 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 88%
- Replies
- 26
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 46% who raised concerns
based on the 4% who had a child bullied