Woodbrook Vale SchoolRawlins
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Loughborough.
Summary of the comparison
Woodbrook Vale School and Rawlins are secondary schools in Loughborough.
Woodbrook Vale School scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Rawlins scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average). Woodbrook Vale School is ahead on our composite score.
Woodbrook Vale School was judged the expected standard and Rawlins was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 50.4 for Woodbrook Vale School and 44.0 for Rawlins.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Woodbrook Vale School (56.0 in 2021-22, 50.4 in 2025-26) and has fallen at Rawlins (47.7 in 2021-22, 44.0 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | LoughboroughWoodbrook Vale School | LoughboroughRawlins | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C64/100Stronger figure | C56/100 | |
| Local ranking | 11th of 44 in Leicestershire Stronger figure | 25th of 44 in Leicestershire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 839 | 1,455 | |
| Capacity | 830 | 1,522 | |
| Location | Loughborough, LE11 2ST | Loughborough, LE12 8DY | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 50.4 Stronger figure | 44.0 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 55.2% Stronger figure | 41.9% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 72.1% Stronger figure | 59.3% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 165 | 246 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | Not reported | 160 | |
| A-level average points | Not reported | 37.7 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | Not reported | B- | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | Not reported | 37.2 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | Not reported | 17.6% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 830 | 1,506 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 16.1% | 20.1% | |
| English as an additional language | 11.0% | 5.5% | |
| SEN support | 14.9% | 12.8% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.5% | 6.6% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 8.3% Stronger figure | 10.6% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 20.8% Stronger figure | 28.1% | 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
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