Park Vale Academy
Nottingham, NG5 9AZ · Nottingham · secondary school
8th of 18 secondary schools in Nottingham we can score, 19 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still — 6.1/10 against 439 of them, against 3.8/10 nationally. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.
How this is worked out
| Measure | Percentile | Weight | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ofsted | 52 | 35% | 1.81 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths 2024/25 | 37.0 · 32 | 30% | 0.96 |
| Progress 8 2023/24 | -0.06 · 46 | 25% | 1.14 |
| Attainment 8 2024/25 | 42.8 · 34 | 10% | 0.34 |
Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.
Get to know the school
How it's doing. In 2024/25, 37.0% of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and maths. Attainment 8 was 42.8, compared to the national median of 44.6. Progress 8 was -0.06 in 2023/24, indicating pupils did slightly worse than peers nationally starting from the same point. Ofsted rated the school Good in May 2024. Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still (6.1 out of 10 against similar schools, 3.8 out of 10 against all schools).
Beyond the classroom. Pupils can join the Duke of Edinburgh, The Brilliant Club, and Robotics Competition. Sports include football, rugby, netball, cricket, athletics, tennis, boxing, and badminton. Arts and music options are the Dance Academy, School Choir, and Orchestra. Trips have included Belgium, a Spanish Exchange, skiing in Italy, Paris, a Kenya Scuba Expedition, a Norway Expedition, and a residential trip to Amsterdam. An after-school club is available.
Getting in. There are 898 pupils in a school with 950 places, leaving 52 spare places. The school has a little room, but is fairly full.
Worth asking on a visit. How does the school support pupils to improve their Progress 8 scores? What specific activities are included in the after-school club? How does the curriculum prepare students for the Duke of Edinburgh award?
Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.
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