UK Schools
Wreake Valley Academy
Wreake Valley Academy is a mixed secondary academy in Leicester, Leicestershire County Council, teaching 1,148 pupils aged 11 to 18. Ofsted graded achievement as Needs attention at its most recent inspection in April 2026. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 39.7 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 28 August 2025 to 10 July 2026.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Wreake Valley Academy.
Scale: Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Wreake Valley Academy.
- 25 August Bank Holiday
- 26–27 Staff Training Days
- 28 School Opens (Autumn Term)
- 20–24 Autumn Half-Term Break
- 19 School Closes (Autumn Term)
- 22–31 Christmas Holiday
- 25 Christmas Day
- 26 Boxing Day
- 1–2 Christmas Holiday
- 1 New Year's Day
- 5 Staff Training Day
- 6 School Opens (Spring Term)
- 16–20 Spring Half-Term Break
- 27 School Closes (Spring Term)
- 30–31 Easter Holiday
- 1–10 Easter Holiday
- 3 Good Friday
- 6 Easter Monday
- 13 School Opens (Summer Term)
- 4 May Day Bank Holiday
- 25–29 Summer Half-Term Break
- 25 Spring Bank Holiday
- 10 School Closes (Summer Term)
- 13–14 Staff Training Days
- 15–31 Summer Holiday
- 1–31 Summer Holiday
- 31 Summer Bank Holiday
- 1 Summer Holiday
Key dates (2025–2026)
- August Bank Holiday Aug 25, 2025 Holiday
- Staff Training Days Aug 26-27, 2025 Inset Day
- School Opens (Autumn Term) Aug 28, 2025 Term
- Autumn Half-Term Break Oct 20-24, 2025 Holiday
- School Closes (Autumn Term) Dec 19, 2025 Term
- Christmas Holiday Dec 22, 2025 - Jan 2, 2026 Holiday
- Staff Training Day Jan 5, 2026 Inset Day
- School Opens (Spring Term) Jan 6, 2026 Term
- Spring Half-Term Break Feb 16-20, 2026 Holiday
- School Closes (Spring Term) Mar 27, 2026 Term
- Easter Holiday Mar 30 - Apr 10, 2026 Holiday
- School Opens (Summer Term) Apr 13, 2026 Term
- May Day Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Half-Term Break May 25-29, 2026 Holiday
- School Closes (Summer Term) Jul 10, 2026 Term
- Staff Training Days Jul 13-14, 2026 Inset Day
- Summer Holiday Jul 15, 2026 - Sep 1, 2026 Holiday
- New Year's Day Jan 1, 2026 Event
- Good Friday Apr 3, 2026 Event
- Easter Monday Apr 6, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Bank Holiday May 25, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Bank Holiday Aug 31, 2026 Holiday
- Christmas Day Dec 25, 2025 Holiday
- Boxing Day Dec 26, 2025 Event
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Wreake Valley Academy with Leicestershire County Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 39.7 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
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16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 28.52 A level average point score
Results for students finishing post-16 study.
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Attendance 31.8% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
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What pupils do after GCSEs 90% In education, apprenticeship or work
Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.
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What students do after 16 to 18 study 88% In education, apprenticeship or work
Destinations the year after finishing post-16 study.
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About this data source & caveats
Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.
Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.
We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.
Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Wreake Valley Academy. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.
Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Location & catchment area
Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Wreake Valley Academy than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.