Woodbrook Vale SchoolDe Lisle College Loughborough Leicestershire
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Loughborough.
Summary of the comparison
Woodbrook Vale School and De Lisle College Loughborough Leicestershire are secondary schools in Loughborough.
Woodbrook Vale School scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average) and De Lisle College Loughborough Leicestershire scores 71 out of 100 (grade B, strong). De Lisle College Loughborough Leicestershire is ahead on our composite score.
Woodbrook Vale School was judged the expected standard and De Lisle College Loughborough Leicestershire was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 50.4 for Woodbrook Vale School and 57.5 for De Lisle College Loughborough Leicestershire.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Woodbrook Vale School (56.0 in 2021-22, 50.4 in 2025-26) and has risen at De Lisle College Loughborough Leicestershire (55.3 in 2021-22, 57.5 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | LoughboroughWoodbrook Vale School | LoughboroughDe Lisle College Loughborough Leicestershire | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C64/100 | B71/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 11th of 44 in Leicestershire | 4th of 44 in Leicestershire Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | Ofsted: Expected | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 839 | 1,376 | |
| Capacity | 830 | 1,308 | |
| Location | Loughborough, LE11 2ST | Loughborough, LE11 4SQ | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 50.4 | 57.5 Stronger figure | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 55.2% | 65.5% Stronger figure | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 72.1% | 85.0% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 165 | 220 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | Not reported | 106 | |
| A-level average points | Not reported | 37.4 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | Not reported | B- | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | Not reported | 38.7 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | Not reported | 25.6% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 830 | 1,340 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 16.1% | 15.7% | |
| English as an additional language | 11.0% | 24.3% | |
| SEN support | 14.9% | 10.2% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.5% | 1.5% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 8.3% | 6.2% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 20.8% | 15.0% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Woodbrook Vale School
De Lisle College Loughborough Leicestershire
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