Outwood Academy Valley | School performance

80%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

59%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

50.4

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

51%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

1335.3

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,702

Pupils · 2024/25

13%

EAL · 2024/25

20%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

80%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

59%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

50.4

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

51%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

1335.3

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,702

Pupils · 2024/25

13%

EAL · 2024/25

20%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

80%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

59%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

50.4

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

51%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

1335.3

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,702

Pupils · 2024/25

13%

EAL · 2024/25

20%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 23/04/2024

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityNottinghamshire

PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio18.2:1

AdmissionsNon-selective

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Outwood Academy Valley · Secondary with sixth form · Nottinghamshire

Part ofOUTWOOD GRANGE ACADEMIES TRUST

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths

80%

+4pp

83%80%76%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 80%

GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths

59%

+2pp

65%61%57%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 59%

Attainment 8

50.4

+2.3

53.150.648.1

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 50.4

EBacc entry

51%

-7pp

58%43%29%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 51%

EBacc APS

1335.3

+37.3

1352.41286.01219.6

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 1335.3

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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

A-level APS

30.5

+0.3

37.733.529.4

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 30.5

A-level value added

-0.59

+0.1

+0.2-0.2-0.7

'17'18'19'24'25

'25 · -0.6

AAB+ in facilitating subjects

10%

+3pp

13%10%7%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 10%

Average A-level grade

B-C+C

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · C

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

1,702

Pupil : teacher ratio

18.2

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

13%

FSM eligible

23%

SEN

10%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

20%

Contact

Address

Valley Road, Worksop, S81 7EN

Local authority

Nottinghamshire

Website

http://www.valley.outwood.com

Telephone

01909475121

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

Year	GCSE 9–4	GCSE 5+	Attainment 8	Progress 8	EBacc entry	EBacc APS	EBacc lang entry	Cohort
2024/25	80%	59%	50.4	Not applicable	51%	1335.3	52%	1,702
2023/24	76%	57%	48.1	+0.05	58%	1298.0	58%	1,722
2022/23	76%	60%	48.6	+0.37	50%	1245.5	54%	1,741
2021/22	81%	65%	53.1	+0.24	44%	1352.4	47%	1,737
2018/19	83%	65%	52.4	+0.52	29%	1219.6	41%	1,633
2017/18	82%	71%	53.3	+0.37	19%	1115.8	24%	1,560
2016/17	80%	63%	54.6	+0.71	36%	—	50%	1,550

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

Year	A-level APS	Avg grade	VA progress	AAB+	Cohort
2024/25	30.5	C	-0.59	10%	116
2023/24	30.1	C	-0.66	7%	141
2022/23	29.4	C	—	9%	141
2021/22	37.7	B-	—	10%	120
2018/19	31.5	C	-0.13	13%	97
2017/18	32.8	C+	+0.21	4%	112
2016/17	32.7	C+	+0.25	12%	110

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	1,702	18.2	10%	13%	23%	8%	20%
2023/24	1,722	19.1	10%	12%	22%	9%	22%
2022/23	1,741	19.7	10%	11%	20%	9%	22%
2021/22	1,737	18.6	10%	9%	20%	10%	26%
2020/21	1,718	18.5	10%	9%	16%	—	—
2018/19	1,633	—	8%	9%	21%	5%	10%
2017/18	1,560	—	6%	8%	20%	4%	12%
2016/17	1,550	—	4%	8%	19%	4%	11%