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Woodbrook Vale School

Academy converter · Loughborough · LE11 2ST

Ages 11–16 · 839 pupils · Leicestershire

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Ofsted

Expected standard

Attainment 8

52.4

Overall absence

8.0%

Admissions demand

1.08 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Expected standard

Inspection date

2026-03-03

  • AchievementExpected standard
  • Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
  • InclusionExpected standard
  • Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
  • Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
  • Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Safeguarding standards: Met

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 4 (2023/24)

Progress 8+0.44
−20+2
Attainment 852.4
English & maths grade 5+59%
English & maths grade 4+73%
EBacc entry80%

EBacc APS: 5.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence8.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)19.4%
Unauthorised2.1%
Authorised absence
6.0%
Severe absence (50%+)
3.5%
Enrolments in measure
859

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for secondary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.08 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

177

Places offered

164

1st-preference offers

160

Total preferences (any rank)
375
Preferred offers (top 3)
164
Applications from outside LA
1
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0
Admissions policy (GIAS)
Non-selective

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill101%

839 pupils · 830 places

Pupils on roll
839
Boys / girls
406 / 433
School capacity
830
Capacity fill
839 / 830 (101%)
Free school meals
18.5%
FSM pupils
155
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 11–16

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: WOODBROOK VALE SCHOOL
Academy trust
WOODBROOK VALE SCHOOL
Headteacher
Mrs Rachael Fraser

Location

Address
Grasmere Road
Postcode
LE11 2ST
Town
Loughborough
County
Leicestershire
Local authority
Leicestershire
District
Charnwood
Constituency
Loughborough
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy converter (secondary), Ages 11–16, in Loughborough, Leicestershire, 839 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 18.5%.

Open schools in Loughborough
55
Secondary schools in Loughborough
8
Academies among open schools in Loughborough
56% (31)
Open schools in LE11
29
Secondary in LE11
4
Open schools in Leicestershire LA
328
Secondary in Leicestershire LA
44

Nearby secondary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in LoughboroughNear LE11

  • Charnwood College

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Secondary

    Loughborough · LE11 4SQ · Leicestershire

    Ages 11–18

    • Att843.8
    • P80.2
    • EM5+37%
    • Absence7.4%

    1.8 miles away

  • Limehurst Academy

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Secondary

    Loughborough · LE11 1NH · Leicestershire

    Ages 11–16

    • Att848.5
    • P80.3
    • EM5+52%
    • Absence9.9%

    1.9 miles away

  • Rawlins

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Secondary

    Loughborough · LE12 8DY · Leicestershire

    Ages 11–18

    • Att846.5
    • P8-0.0
    • EM5+46%
    • Absence10.1%

    2.0 miles away

  • Humphrey Perkins School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Secondary

    Loughborough · LE12 8JU · Leicestershire

    Ages 11–16

    • Att840.5
    • P8-0.6
    • EM5+31%
    • Absence9.0%

    2.8 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Rachael Fraser
Telephone
01509557560
Website
http://www.wbvs.co.uk

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