Outwood Academy Valley
| Motto | "Students First" |
|---|---|
| Established | 1957 |
| Type | Secondary Education |
| Principal |
Mr Paul Tarn (2011) Mrs Angela Hull (2012) Dr Philip Smith (Current) |
| Chair | Steven Merrick |
| Location |
Valley Road Worksop Nottinghamshire S81 7EN England Coordinates: 53°19′00″N 1°07′43″W / 53.31672°N 1.12867°W |
| Local authority | Nottinghamshire |
| DfE URN | 122861 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | 1351 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11–16 |
| Houses | Asia, Europe, Africa, Australasia and Americas |
| Colours | Purples, gold and black |
| Website |
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Outwood Academy Valley is an academy belonging to the Outwood Grange Family of Schools. Valley gained academy status on 14 August 2014; however, Nottinghamshire County Council allowed the special-measures school to be taken over by the trust early than planned. Outwood Academy Valley was Formally Valley School specialist Technology College. The school is situated in Worksop, United Kingdom.
History
Prior to its conversion, Valley Comprehensive School was graded as an inadequate school with a Notice to Improve with 43% of students achieving the 5+A*-C measure including English and Maths in 2011, which was more than 10% below its target.
In September 2011 Outwood Grange Academies Trust began its journey with Valley Comprehensive School. The school was converted and became part of the Outwood Grange Academies Trust and was renamed Outwood Academy Valley with Rob Tarn as the Principal.
The transformation began immediately and by May 2012 Ofsted stated that the ethos of the school was so different they were going to remove the inadequate category, and grade the school as good with outstanding features. They commented that behaviour was constantly outstanding and that the outstanding leadership and management had resulted in the school making rapid progress in a short period of time. That year the school exceeded its target for the first time and achieved 68% 5+A*-C including English and maths.
The academy continued to excel in all aspects, with results the following year reaching 78% with Angela Hull as Principal. Ofsted re-visited the school in March 2014 and graded it once again as good with outstanding features. The report stated ‘Outstanding leadership and management ensure that the quality of teaching and students’ achievement are continually improving. In September 2014, Dr Smith became Principal at both Outwood Academy Valley and Outwood Academy Portland. Results have continued to improve and in 2015 the Academy achieved a record breaking value added score demonstrating outstanding progress and achievement.
Post 16
On 3 September 2008 the Post 16 Centre opened as the new 6th form that was in place before. The building is across the road from Valley School. The Post 16 is an alternative to college.
Alumni
See also
- HMS Bentinck – shared the school's former name
- Ofsted report
- Outwood Grange Family of Schools - the academy trust of which the school is a member of