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Alde Valley Academy

Secondary Academy school in Leiston IP16 4BG

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  • School Reference Number: 141236
  • Address: Seaward Avenue, Leiston IP16 4BG
  • Headteacher: Headteacher Gavin Hetherington
  • Telephone: 01728 830570
  • Website: aldevalley.suffolk.sch.uk
  • Managing Organisation: Kingfisher Schools Trust Ltd
  • Type: Academies
  • Sub-Type: Academy sponsor led
  • Phase: Secondary
  • Pupil Capacity: 560
  • Local Education Authority: Suffolk
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 11 to 16
  • Admissions Policy: Non-selective
  • Active From: January 2015* (New Provision)

* Active From and To dates don't necessarily mean that a school opened or closed on those dates. Schools are allocated a new Reference Number when they change status in any way, for example when a local authority school converts to an academy or when schools are combined or merged.

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Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 09/07/2024

Rating published on 16/09/2024

Overall effectiveness: Requires Improvement

Quality of education: Requires Improvement

Behaviour and attitudes: Requires Improvement

Personal development: Requires Improvement

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Requires Improvement

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
9 July 2024 17 September 2024 School inspection Requires Improvement
8 February 2023 24 March 2023 School inspection
20 September 2017 2 November 2017 Full inspection Good

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Unique Reference Number141236
Local Authority Code935
Local Authority NameSuffolk
Establishment Number4043
School / College NameAlde Valley Academy
Establishment Type Code28
Establishment typeAcademy sponsor led
Establishment Type Group Code10
Establishment Type GroupAcademies
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code06
Reason establishment openedNew Provision
Open date01-01-2015
Reason Establishment Closed Code99
Reason establishment closed
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 4
Phase of educationSecondary
Age range Low11
Age range High16
Boarders Code1
BoardersNo boarders
Nursery provisionNo Nursery Classes
Official Sixth Form Code2
Official sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code00
Religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosNone
Diocese Code0000
DioceseNot applicable
Admissions Policy Code4
Admissons policyNon-selective
School capacity560
Special Classes Code0
Special classesNot applicable
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils643
Number of Boys321
Number of Girls322
Percentage Free School Meals26.70
Trust School Flag Code3
Trust School Flag Supported by a multi-academy trust
Trusts Code16656
Academy trust or TrustKINGFISHER SCHOOLS TRUST
School Sponsor FlagLinked to a sponsor
Academy sponsorKingfisher Schools Trust Ltd
Federation FlagNot applicable
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10047078
FEHE Identifier
Further education typeNot applicable
Last Changed Date21-01-2025
StreetSeaward Avenue
Locality
Address3
TownLeiston
County (name)Suffolk
PostcodeIP16 4BG
Websitehttp://www.aldevalley.suffolk.sch.uk
Telephone01728830570
Headteacher/Principal titleHeadteacher
Headteacher/Principal first nameGavin
Headteacher/Principal last nameHetherington
Headteacher/Principal Job Title
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provision
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provision
Pupils educated by other providers
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provisionNot applicable
Resourced provision number on roll
Resourced provision capacity
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeG
Government Office RegionEast of England
District CodeE07000244
DistrictEast Suffolk
Ward CodeE05015548
WardAldeburgh & Leiston
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001530
Parliamentary ConstituencySuffolk Coastal
Urban/Rural CodeD2
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe in a sparse setting
GSS LA CodeE10000029
Easting645095
Northing262169
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)East Suffolk 019
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)East Suffolk 019C
Inspectorate Name
Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Boarding Establishment
Proprietor's Name
Previous Local Authority Code999
Previous local authority
Previous establishment number
Country
UPRN200004658797
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02006290
LSOA CodeE01030187
Free School Meals172
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN141236
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/141236
LAESTAB9354043
School nameAlde Valley Academy
Ofsted phaseSecondary
Type of educationAcademy Sponsor Led
School open date01/01/2015
Admissions policyNon-selective
Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Designated religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosNone
Faith groupingNon-faith
Ofsted regionEast of England
RegionEast of England
Local authoritySuffolk
Parliamentary constituencySuffolk Coastal
Multi-academy trust UID16656
Multi-academy trust nameKINGFISHER SCHOOLS TRUST
Academy sponsor UID16949
Academy sponsor nameKingfisher Schools Trust Ltd
PostcodeIP16 4BG
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile3
Total number of pupils643
Statutory lowest age11
Statutory highest age16
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspectionN/A
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?N/A
URN at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspectionN/A
Date of latest ungraded inspectionN/A
Ungraded inspection publication dateN/A
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?N/A
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeN/A
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspectionN/A
Inspection number of latest graded inspection10295070
Inspection typeS5 Inspection
Inspection type groupingS5 Inspection
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date09/07/2024
Publication date16/09/2024
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of latest graded inspection141236
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection9354043
School name at time of latest graded inspectionAlde Valley Academy
School type at time of latest graded inspectionAcademy Sponsor Led
Current school type used for chart C6Academy sponsor led
Overall effectivenessRequires Improvement
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationRequires Improvement
Behaviour and attitudesRequires Improvement
Personal developmentRequires Improvement
Effectiveness of leadership and managementRequires Improvement
Safeguarding is effective?Yes
Early years provisionN/A
Sixth form provisionN/A
Previous inspection number10036108
Previous inspection start date20/09/2017
Previous publication date02/11/2017
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of previous graded inspection141236
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection9354043
School name at time of previous graded inspectionAlde Valley Academy
School type at time of previous graded inspectionAcademy Sponsor Led
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness2
Previous category of concernN/A
Previous quality of educationN/A
Previous behaviour and attitudesN/A
Previous personal developmentN/A
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Previous safeguarding is effective?Yes
Previous early years provisionN/A
Previous sixth form provisionGood

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