Wreake Valley Academy

Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Leicester, Leicestershire

Wreake Valley Academy is a secondary school in Leicester, Leicestershire for ages 11–18 (academy converter).

Key facts

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

No Ofsted grade Inspected 28 April 2026

“Pupils increasingly feel a sense of belonging at Wreake Valley Academy.”
“Pupils recognise that the culture is changing for the better and that new leadership has had a positive impact.”
“‘The Wreake Way’ encourages pupils to be ‘ready, resilient and respectful’.”

“Attendance has begun to improve, although too many pupils are still absent from school too often.”
“In recent years, pupils, and students in the sixth form, have not achieved as well as pupils and sixth-form students nationally.”
“However, a minority of pupils do not show the high level of respect for others that is expected of them when they move around the school.”

Safeguarding: met

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 June 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Measure	School	England
GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25)	34%	45%
Attainment 8 score (2024/25)	39.7	46
A level average grade (2024/25)	C	B-

Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

2026 Year 7 entry: 203 first-preference applications, 205 offers in total, 191 offers to first-preference applicants.

Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.

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Straight-line distance, in Leicestershire.