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The Valley Leadership Academy

Secondary • Academy sponsor led • Open

Contact

Fearns Moss
Bacup, Lancashire OL13 0TG

School Profile

Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Religious ethos
Does not apply
Admissions policy
Capacity
1050
Pupils
589 (Boys: 284, Girls: 305)
Free School Meals
44%
Capacity utilisation
56% (589 / 1,050)
Establishment type
Academy sponsor led
Type group
Academies
Federation
n/a
SEN provision
None reported
Resourced provision
None
Opened
Jul 2019
Status
Open

Key identifiers

URN
147018
LAESTAB
8884025
UKPRN
10083657
Establishment No.
4025
Ofsted phase
Secondary

Ofsted

Requires improvement (Grade 3) published 24 Oct 2023
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Requires improvement
Early years
9
Sixth form
9

At a glance

Total pupils
655
Age range
11–16
Admissions
Unknown
Religious character
Does not apply
Faith
Non-faith
Trust (MAT)
STAR ACADEMIES
What do Ofsted grades mean?
  • Outstanding (1) – Highest judgement.
  • Good (2) – Strong overall effectiveness.
  • Requires improvement (3) – Not yet good.
  • Inadequate (4) – Significant weaknesses.
Ungraded visits (Section 8) check whether the previous grade still stands (e.g. “School remains Good”) but don’t replace the last graded judgement.

Inspection history

  • Requires improvement
    24 Oct 2023
    Type: Academy First Section 5
    Quality: Requires improvement
    Behaviour: Requires improvement
    Personal dev: Good
    Leadership: Requires improvement
    Early years: 9
    Sixth form: 9

Safeguarding

Safeguarding is effective (24 Oct 2023)