Outwood Academy Valley
🇬🇧 Official data · 2025Worksop, East Midlands S81 7EN · Nottinghamshire
#102 of 329 secondary schools in East Midlands
#1248 of 4,090 nationally
About Outwood Academy Valley
Outwood Academy Valley is a academy secondary located in Worksop, in the Nottinghamshire local authority of East Midlands, England. It caters for Ages 11–18. In 2025 it enrolled 1,721 students. Academies and free schools are state-funded and free to attend, run by academy trusts rather than the local authority.
Its Success Index (England) is 65.0 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of secondary schools in England and 102nd of 329 ranked secondary schools in East Midlands. Its strongest component is grade 5+ in english & maths (80th percentile), and its weakest is a level points per entry (29th percentile).
Other published figures: pupils on roll 1,721; capacity filled 99.7%; grade 4+ english & maths 80.4%; ebacc average points 4.59.
There are 26 schools in Worksop; Outwood Academy Valley ranks 5th of 25 scored schools there.
Success Index (England) breakdown
Each component is a percentile against secondary schools across England.
- KS2: reading, writing & maths expected standard (35%)–
- KS2: higher standard (20%)–
- KS2: reading progress (10%)–
- KS2: maths progress (10%)–
- Progress 8 (20%)–
- Attainment 8 (30%)50.4
- Grade 5+ in English & maths (15%)58.8%
- A level points per entry (10%)30.5
- Community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (15%)24.9%
The Success Index (England) summarises published data about a school community. It is not a measure of teaching quality. Read the methodology.
Published measures
All figures published for Outwood Academy Valley by the official sources.
- Pupils on roll
- 1,721
- Number of pupils in the latest school census.
- Free school meals
- 24.9%
- Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals.
- Capacity filled
- 99.7%
- Pupils on roll as a share of the school's reported capacity.
- Attainment 8
- 50.4
- Average GCSE points across eight subjects.
- Grade 5+ English & maths
- 58.8%
- Share of pupils with a strong pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- Grade 4+ English & maths
- 80.4%
- Share of pupils with a standard pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- EBacc average points
- 4.59
- Average point score across the English Baccalaureate subjects.
- A level points per entry
- 30.5
- Average points per A level entry (A* = 60, E = 10).
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Schools near Outwood Academy Valley
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (England).
Norbridge Academy
Worksop · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
465 students · 277 m away
Redlands Primary and Nursery School
Worksop · Local authority primary · Ages 3–11
374 students · 706 m away
St John's CofE Academy
Worksop · Academy primary · Ages 5–11
445 students · 1.1 km away
Prospect Hill Infant and Nursery School
Worksop · Local authority primary · Ages 3–7
184 students · 1.1 km away
Prospect Hill Junior School
Worksop · Local authority primary · Ages 7–11
226 students · 1.2 km away
Sir Edmund Hillary Academy
Worksop · Academy primary · Ages 2–11
345 students · 1.2 km away
Gateford Park Primary School
Worksop · Local authority primary · Ages 3–11
230 students · 1.2 km away
St Anne's CofE Primary School
Worksop · Academy primary · Ages 5–11
· 1.6 km away
The St Augustine's Academy
Worksop · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
403 students · 1.8 km away
Haggonfields Primary and Nursery School
Worksop · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
86 students · 1.8 km away
Similar schools
Academy secondary schools in East Midlands with a comparable Pupils on roll.
Bourne Grammar School
Bourne · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,718 students
Northampton Academy
Northampton · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,712 students
Outwood Academy Portland
Worksop · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,706 students
Derby Moor Spencer Academy
Derby · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,740 students
The Priory Academy LSST
Lincoln · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,749 students
Northampton International Academy
Northampton · Academy all-through · Ages 4–18
1,754 students
Frequently asked questions
Is Outwood Academy Valley a good school?
Outwood Academy Valley has a Success Index (England) of 65.0 out of 100 (Top 50% of secondary schools in England) and ranks #102 of 329 in East Midlands. The index summarises published data about the school community and, where available, attainment; it does not measure teaching quality, so visit the school and ask about support at your child's level.
Where does Outwood Academy Valley rank in East Midlands?
Outwood Academy Valley ranks #102 of 329 secondary schools in East Midlands and #1248 of 4,090 nationally on the Success Index (England) (2025 data).
How many students attend Outwood Academy Valley?
Outwood Academy Valley had 1,721 students in 2025.
Is Outwood Academy Valley a primary school or a secondary school?
Outwood Academy Valley is classified as a secondary covering Ages 11–18. It is a academy school.
What other schools are near Outwood Academy Valley?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of Outwood Academy Valley; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (England) and distance, and can be compared side by side.