Wreake Valley AcademyThe Roundhill Academy

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Leicester.

Summary of the comparison

Wreake Valley Academy and The Roundhill Academy are secondary schools in Leicester.

  • Wreake Valley Academy scores 43 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and The Roundhill Academy scores 48 out of 100 (grade D, below average). The Roundhill Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • Wreake Valley Academy was judged in need of attention and The Roundhill Academy was judged Requires improvement.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 39.7 for Wreake Valley Academy and 45.9 for The Roundhill Academy.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Wreake Valley Academy (47.4 in 2021-22, 39.7 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at The Roundhill Academy (47.0 in 2021-22, 45.9 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Wreake Valley Academy versus The Roundhill Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LeicesterWreake Valley AcademyLeicesterThe Roundhill AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD43/100D48/100Stronger figure
Local ranking40th of 44 in Leicestershire 36th of 44 in Leicestershire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: Needs attentionOfsted: Requires improvement
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-16
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,126 730
Capacity1,482 750
LocationLeicester, LE7 1LY Leicester, LE4 8GQ
GCSE results
Attainment 839.7 45.9 Stronger figure46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths34.2% 46.6% Stronger figure45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths59.1% 68.9% Stronger figure64.8%
Entering EBacc5.4% 8.1% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score3.12 3.88 Stronger figure4.09
Cohort149 148
A-level results
A-level entries78 Not reported
A-level average points28.5 Not reported35.0
A-level average gradeC Not reported
Best 3 A-levels points28.6 Not reported35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects8.3% Not reported17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,126 730
Free school meals (ever 6)21.4% 21.4%
English as an additional language6.2% 21.2%
SEN support18.0% 20.8%
SEN with an EHC plan5.5% 1.9%
Attendance
Overall absence11.4% 9.3% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence31.8% 26.1% Stronger figure15.8%

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.

Wreake Valley Academy

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