Secondary school

Alde Valley Academy

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 11–16
  • Mixed
  • Suffolk
  • IP16 4BG
  • No sixth form
Ofsted Requires improvement · inspected Jul 2024

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 3,138 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 96%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 78%78%2016/17: top 55%55% · 2016/172017/18: top 71%2018/19: top 79%2021/22: top 68%2022/23: top 92%2023/24: top 75%2024/25: top 96%No exams

Against East of England

Attainment 833.7 · East of England 45.91/10 Well below East of England−29 pts since 21/22
Grade 5+ English and maths23.7% · East of England 44.9%1/10 Well below East of England−27.9 pts since 21/22
EBacc point score3.01 · East of England 4.011/10 Well below East of England−23.2 pts since 21/22
Progress 8 · 2023/24-0.33 · East of England −0.023/10 Below−8.4 pts since 18/19
A level points per entry · 2017/1824.76 · East of England 30.94Small cohort: 6 pupils in 2017/18 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 45.6 · 95 pupils · East of England 50.52016/17: 45.1 · 79 pupils · East of England 46.22017/18: 42.1 · 71 pupils · East of England 46.32018/19: 40.6 · 68 pupils · East of England 46.32021/22: 44.9 · 98 pupils · East of England 48.82022/23: 35.9 · 84 pupils · East of England 46.22023/24: 40.6 · 90 pupils · East of England 45.62024/25: 33.7 · 135 pupils · East of England 45.8545.633.7No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 42% · 79 pupils · East of England 41%2017/18: 34% · 71 pupils · East of England 41%2018/19: 25% · 68 pupils · East of England 40%2021/22: 42% · 98 pupils · East of England 49%2022/23: 15% · 84 pupils · East of England 43%2023/24: 30% · 90 pupils · East of England 43.9%2024/25: 23.7% · 135 pupils · East of England 44.9%42%15%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 22.59 · 28 pupils · East of England 29.022016/17: 23.36 · 33 pupils · East of England 29.412017/18: 24.76 · 6 pupils · East of England 30.9424.7622.59No exams

Not published 2018/19, 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
93 of 93 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st9393
2nd282
3rd50

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2010–2024

  1. 2010Goodas predecessor
  2. 2010Inadequateas predecessor
  3. 2011Satisfactoryas predecessor
  4. 2012Satisfactoryas predecessor
  5. 2013Inadequateas predecessor
  6. 2017Good
  7. 2023Remains Good
  8. 2024Requires improvement

0 strong areas

4 weak areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

4 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026645
Free school meals (past 6 years)30.6%
First language not English4.0%
SEN support15.9%
EHC plan4.8%
Absence (sessions missed)9.9%
Persistently absent pupils25.5%

Girls 49.3%Boys 50.7%

115.2% full · 560 places · 3 in sixth form (2017/18)

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 2 Sep 2024 · 47 responses (7.3% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school74.5% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school80.8% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved70.2% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 44.7% not applicable57.7% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year57.5% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 14.9% not applicable57.5% agree
  • My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed53.8% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child83% agree
  • My child does well at this school74.5% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing76.6% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school85.1% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school97.9% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development63.8% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent72.3% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher16.8
Pupils per adult10.5
  • Classroom teachers 33.5
  • Leadership 5
  • Teaching assistants 21.4
  • Other support 3.3

Teachers 38.5 FTE · Whole workforce 63.2 · 72 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£8,276
Spend per pupil£7,515
Staff spend per pupil£5,635
Reserve per pupil−£165
  • −£111,000revenue reserve
  • +£513,000in-year balance

Grants £8,039 · self-generated £237 · premises £438 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: KINGFISHER SCHOOLS TRUST (7 academies) · trust reserve £915,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

90 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained94.4%
  • Education84.4%
  • Apprenticeship6.7%
  • Employment3.3%
  • Not sustained4.4%
  • Unknown1.1%