Woodbrook Vale School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Loughborough, Leicestershire
Woodbrook Vale School is a secondary school in Loughborough, Leicestershire for ages 11–16 (academy converter).
Key facts
- Address
- Grasmere Road, Loughborough, LE11 2ST
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Leicestershire
- Pupils on roll
- 839 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 18.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 3 March 2026
Strengths
- “The school's well-established positive ethos permeates the school.”
- “Staff support pupils to develop admirable character traits.”
- “Pupils demonstrate these throughout the school day.”
To improve
- “Some pupils, however, struggle to maintain regular school attendance.”
- “However, there is still more to do.”
- “However, sometimes, adaptations to support pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities and disadvantaged pupils are not sufficient to support pupils' learning.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 30 June 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 53% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 51.2 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 209 first-preference applications, 162 offers in total, 153 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
More with a 3-month pass
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Where pupils go after they leave
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Leicestershire.
- De Lisle College Loughborough Leicestershire 1.7 mi School remains Good
- Charnwood College 1.8 mi Good
- Limehurst Academy 1.9 mi School remains Good
- Rawlins 2.0 mi Not judged
- Humphrey Perkins School 2.8 mi Not judged
- Iveshead School 3.2 mi Not judged
- The Castle Rock School 4.7 mi No Ofsted grade
- The Martin High School Anstey 4.9 mi Good