Park Vale Academy
Top Valley Drive, Nottingham, NG5 9AZ
880 pupils · 93% of 950 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- REDHILL ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Nottingham
- Free school meals
- 44.5%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 19 March 2024, published 6 May 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 42.8 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 37% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 57.5% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 56.4% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.9 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 186 | 168 | 341 | 185 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 178 | 162 | 327 | 178 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 173 | 155 | 275 | 173 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 181 | 144 | 277 | 163 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 180 | 156 | 300 | 180 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 160 | 99 | 242 | 131 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 185 | 128 | 282 | 161 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 168 | 127 | 263 | 143 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- The Oakwood Academy 1.3 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- The Bulwell Academy 1.4 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Redhill Academy 3 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- Ellis Guilford School 3.3 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Nottingham Free School 3.4 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Arnold Hill Spencer Academy 4.1 km · No overall grade (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.