The Vale Academy
About the school
The Vale Academy is an open secondary school in North Lincolnshire.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 19 April 2023
- Published
- 14 June 2023
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- School remains Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 51.6
- North Lincolnshire
- 43.2
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- North Lincolnshire
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 64.50%
- North Lincolnshire
- 41.80%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 76.60%
- North Lincolnshire
- 61.50%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 55.30%
- North Lincolnshire
- 32.00%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.82
- North Lincolnshire
- 3.75
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C-
Average A-level points
- School
- 26.27
AAB or better
- School
- 0.00%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
680
Girls
55.59%
Boys
44.41%
SEN support
8.82%
Education, health and care plan
1.91%
English as an additional language
5.40%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
26.54%
Overall absence
7.25
Persistent absence
20.32
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
105
Sustained education or employment
88%
Education
80%
Apprenticeship
4%
Employment
4%
Not sustained
11%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
37
Sustained education or employment
70%
Higher education
32%
Further education
5%
Apprenticeship
11%
Employment
22%