SCHOOL PROFILE

Outwood Academy Valley: data, trends and context

Outwood Academy Valley is a secondary school in Nottinghamshire. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.

School identity

URN
138247
Phase
Secondary
Establishment type
Academy sponsor led
Status
Open
Local authority
Nottinghamshire
Region
East Midlands
Trust
OUTWOOD GRANGE ACADEMIES TRUST
Postcode
S81 7EN
Gender intake
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
School website

Pupil and community context

Pupils on roll
1,721
FSM eligible
22.8%
EAL / First language other than English
15.1%
SEND (total)
11.9%
SEN Support
10.4%
EHCP
1.5%
White British
77.7%

Attendance and absence (2024/25)

Attendance rate
91.5%
Overall absence
8.5%
Persistent absence
19.6%
Severe absence
4.8%

Current benchmarks (2025/26 to date)

Secondary schools
ComparatorAttendanceOverall absenceUnauthorised
NottinghamshireLocal authority91.5%8.5%3.5%
East MidlandsRegion91.5%8.5%3.2%
EnglandEngland91.4%8.6%3.3%

Session-weighted year-to-date rates to 24 July 2026. Source: DfE Explore Education Statistics, pupil attendance (daily), published 6 August 2026. The school figures above are from a different published year, so no direct difference is shown.

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

Suspension rate
78.7%
Pupils with 1+ suspension
9.5%
Permanent exclusion rate
0.76%

Attainment and Progress 8 (2024/25)

Attainment 8
50.4
English & maths grade 5+
58.8%
English & maths grade 4+
80.4%

Data sources and last updated

  • Published Department for Education and Ofsted data.
  • Historical predecessor information is shown only where the DfE lineage record has been validated. It is clearly labelled as historical predecessor-establishment data.
  • Missing or suppressed values are shown as gaps, never as zero.
  • For interactive comparisons with 25 contextually similar schools, open this school in School DNA.
  • Profile last updated: 2026-07-07.

Contextual comparison

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Outwood Academy Valley is a secondary school in Nottinghamshire. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.