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Soar Valley College

State school · Leicester, LE4 7GY
  • Secondary
  • Co-ed
  • Ages 11-16
  • 1,565 pupils

Overview & data

Pupil numbers
1,565 ·
Local authority
Leicester City Council

Headteacher

Head

Mrs Julie Robinson

Entrance

Entry and exit data - year 7 entry (average 2020-2022)

Catherine Junior School 23 %
Wyvern Primary School 13 %
North Mead Primary Academy 12 %
Merrydale Junior School 11 %
Herrick Primary School 9 %
Taylor Road Primary School 6 %
Other 5 %
Where the number of students is less than 10, we cannot say where they've come from or where they are going to due to data protection rules.
Rushey Mead Primary School 4 %
Falcons Primary School 4 %
Bridge Junior School 2 %
Shenton Primary School 2 %
Abbey Mead Primary Academy 2 %
Mellor Community Primary School 2 %
Saint Patrick's Catholic Voluntary Academy 1 %
Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy 1 %
Sandfield Close Primary School 1 %
Humberstone Junior School 1 %
Unknown 1 %
Where the school a student attended before or after this school is not known. These might be students who have come from or going to home schooling, independent schools, moving abroad etc.
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Exit

We do not have destination information for pupils leaving this school. To find out where pupils go on to, you can contact the school.

Latest results

GCSE - % of pupils achieving grade 5 or above (A* to C) in English and maths GCSE (2024)

School
72%
LA avg.
63%
Eng. avg.
60%
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What is this?

This tells you the percentage of pupils who achieved grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs.

Teaching & learning

Qualifications taken in 2024
  • BTEC
  • GCSE
97
Number of teachers
16:1
Pupil to teacher ratio

Learning support & SEN

1.5 %
Students with a SEN EHCP
12.9 %
Students with SEN support

Pupils

1,565
Number of pupils

Inspection reports

Ofsted reports

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Full inspection: Outstanding

You can read full reports on the Ofsted website

Leadership and management Outstanding

Full inspection: Good

Leadership and management Good

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Contact the school

Address

Gleneagles Avenue
Leicester
Leicestershire
LE4 7GY
Get directions

Telephone: 0116 266 9625

Email: [email protected]

Website: http://www.soarvalley.aspirelp.uk

Local authority: Leicester City Council

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School data & information Soar Valley College Gleneagles Avenue, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE4 7GY
1,565 Pupil numbers
28 % % of pupils eligible for free school meals
76 % Pupils whose first language is not English
16:1 Pupil to teacher ratio
97 Number of teachers
30 Number of teaching assistants

% achieving grade 5 or above (A* to C) in English and maths GCSE (2024)

School
72%
LA avg.
63%
Eng. avg.
60%

What is this?

This tells you the percentage of pupils who achieved grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs.

Average overall GCSE score (attainment 8) (2024)

School
51.70
LA avg.
45.20
Eng. avg.
44.20

What is this?

Schools get a score based on how well pupils have performed in up to 8 qualifications, which include English, maths, 3 English Baccalaureate qualifications including sciences, computer science, history, geography and languages, and 3 other additional approved qualifications.

Improvement rates in core subjects (progress 8) (2024)

0.74 Score Well above average
≈ 16% of schools in England

What is a progress score?

This score shows how much progress pupils at this school made between the end of key stage 2 and the end of key stage 4, compared to pupils across England who got similar results at the end of key stage 2. This is based on results in up to 8 qualifications, which include English, maths, 3 English Baccalaureate qualifications including sciences, computer science, history, geography and languages, and 3 other additional approved qualifications.

Entry and exit data

Here we report figures on pupils moving between schools at the usual entry and exit points, as well as student destinations into higher education. We publish publically available data for state schools. For independent schools, The Good Schools Guide collects data from its prep schools as to where their pupils go on to. Find out more

Our review contains additional entry and exit data reported to us and is updated annually. See the review

Year 7 entry (average 2020-2022)

Year 11 exit (average 2020-2022)

SEN overview

Soar Valley College is a mainstream school. The school may provide support for students with special educational needs as detailed below. If you require more information on conditions the school can support, we encourage you to contact the school directly.

1.5 %
Students with a SEN EHCP UK mainstream school avg. 2.7%
12.9 %
Students with SEN support UK mainstream school avg. 12.9%

SEN conditons supported

No information available from the school. Find out more.

Ofsted reports

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Full inspection: Outstanding

You can read full reports on the Ofsted website

Leadership and management Outstanding

Full inspection: Good

Leadership and management Good
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