Secondary
Outwood Academy Valley
Valley Road, Worksop, S81 7EN
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 1721 of 1727 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.7
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Trust
- OUTWOOD GRANGE ACADEMIES TRUST
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 92.1
- All staff (FTE)
- 130.5
- Pupils per adult
- 13.2
- Pupils
- 1,722
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected April 2024
Good
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationGood
- Sixth formGood
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections2
November 2022
Ungraded inspection
Outstanding
Read the report (opens in a new tab)May 2017
Previous framework
Outstanding
- Leadership and governanceOutstanding
GCSE results
59%
50.4
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 50.4 |
| EBacc average point score | 4.59 |
| Entered the EBacc | 51% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 80% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 59% |
| A level average points per entry | 30.47 |
| A level students | 100 |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 65% |
| 22/23 | 60% |
| 23/24 | 57% |
| 24/25 | 59% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 37.7 |
| 22/23 | 29.4 |
| 23/24 | 30.1 |
| 24/25 | 30.5 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | +0.24 |
| 22/23 | +0.37 |
| 23/24 | +0.05 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 53.1 |
| 22/23 | 48.6 |
| 23/24 | 48.1 |
| 24/25 | 50.4 |
Valley Road, Worksop, S81 7EN
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Nottinghamshire admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Principal
- Dave Cavill
- Address
- Valley Road, Worksop, S81 7EN
- Telephone
- 01909475121