Park Vale Academy, Nottingham | The Schools Guide

At age 16 (%)

No data for age 18

'Academic' destinations refer to sixth form or higher education. 'Vocational' ones refer to further education, apprenticeships or employment. Neither is intrinsically better or worse, and this balance is not used in calculating the indicator score. Data are from 2022.

Disadvantaged pupils (%)

Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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Park Vale Academy

Top Valley Drive, Top Valley, Nottingham NG5 9AZ

https://www.parkvaleacademy.org.uk/

Park Vale Academy is a non-selective academy. It has about 900 boys and girls aged between 11 and 16. In March 2024 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.

This school is a member of Redhill Academy Trust. (Other schools in this trust include The Oakwood Academy, Redhill Academy, Carlton Academy, Colonel Frank Seely Academy and Hall Park Academy.)

Particular strengths include Finances, Representation, Admissions and Environment. Relative weaknesses include Destinations and Disadvantaged pupils.

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Other schools nearby

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
0.7		The Oakwood Academy
0.7		The Bulwell Academy
1.9		Redhill Academy
2.1		Ellis Guilford School
2.1		Nottingham Free School
2.5		Arnold Hill Spencer Academy
2.7		The Holgate Academy
2.7		Christ The King Voluntary Academy
2.8		Bluecoat Trent Academy
2.9		Bluecoat Aspley Academy
2.9		Djanogly City Academy
2.9		The National CofE Academy

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Finances: Above average. The school budget has been roughly in balance

Representation: In balance. The socio-economic mix is slightly out of balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is in balance with the local community.

Admissions: About average. The occupancy rate is roughly average and the offer rate is quite high. There is no compulsory entrance exam.

Environment: About average. Air pollution, traffic accidents and crime are all roughly average.

Progress: Below average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For information about actual grades, see Attainment.)

Disadvantaged pupils: Below average. Progress up to age 16 is about average. Destinations at 16 are poor. There is no information for students aged 16-18.

Attainment: Below average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Attendance: Poor. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both very high.

Destinations: Poor. The proportion of students going on to education or training at 16 is very low.

Sixth form: There is no sixth form information for this school.

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