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Park Vale Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Top Valley Drive, Top Valley, Nottingham NG5 9AZ · parkvaleacademy.org.uk · 0115 822 1244
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 42.8
- average Attainment 8 score. Nottingham 43, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 880
- 93% of 950 places
- Local authority
- Nottingham
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 44.5%
- First language not English
- 16.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 168 families put the school first and 186 places were offered; 100% 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 | 186 | 168 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 178 | 162 | 0.9 | 89% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 173 | 155 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 181 | 144 | 0.8 | 98% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 180 | 156 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 42.8, and 37% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Nottingham it was 43, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼42.8 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼37.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼57.5% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲56.4% | 40.5% | ||
| ●3.90 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 138573)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 18.5 | +10.4 |
| Sixth form college | 12.5 | +4.4 |
| Further education | 47.6 | −13.9 |
| Other education | 0.6 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 1.8 | −0.7 |
| Employment | 1.8 | −2.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 13.1 | +1.3 |
| Activity not captured | 4.2 | +0.5 |
Ofsted
Park Vale Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 19 March 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 19 Mar 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Jul 2021
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Jul 2021Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective - Jan 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
- Feb 2020Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
May 2019Inadequate
Leadership and management Inadequate Safeguarding Not effective
What parents said
68% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (57 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 68%
- Replies
- 57
- 6% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 82% who raised concerns
based on the 37% who had a child bullied
based on 23 parents (40%) with SEND