Alde Valley Academy

State-Funded School

alde-valley-academy-suffolk-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

SuffolkLocal Authority

Suffolk CoastalConstituency

IP16 4BGPostcode

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Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Alde Valley Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Suffolk, East of England.

The school is rated Requires improvement by Ofsted. It currently serves 645 pupils. Alde Valley Academy is part of KINGFISHER SCHOOLS TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Requires improvement

Behaviour &attitudes

Requires improvement

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 33.7
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 23.7%
EBacc average point score: 3.01

Ethnicity

White

91%

Asian

<1%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

645

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

33%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 645
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: KINGFISHER SCHOOLS TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
16 Sept 2024	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
2 Nov 2017	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.