The Vale Academy

The Vale Academy is a co-educational secondary school with academy status on Atherton Way in the market town of Brigg, North Lincolnshire, England.

The Vale Academy
Address
Atherton Way Brigg , Lincolnshire , DN20 8BA England
Coordinates	53°33′33″N 0°29′31″W
Information
Type	Academy
Motto	'Join in, Join in.'[1]
Religious affiliation(s)	Various
Established	1956
Local authority	North Lincolnshire
Specialist	Music Academy and Technology Academy
Department for Education URN	137453 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Chair of Governors	Steven Hodsman
Principal	Nicola Williams
Staff	82
Gender	Coeducational
Age	11 to 18
Enrolment	784
Houses	4 - Elgar, Brunel, Shakespeare and Pankhurst
Colour(s)	Elgar = Blue; Brunel = Red; Shakespeare = Yellow; Pankhurst = Green
Website	https://www.valeacademy.org.uk

The Vale Academy is one of two schools in Brigg, the other being Sir John Nelthorpe School, together they operate as the Brigg Sixth Form College.[2]

History

The school was previously a secondary modern. It became a comprehensive in September 1976, and a Music and Technology College in 2007. It joined the Schools Partnership Trust and officially became an academy on 1 September 2011.[3]

In 2011 the Vale had GCSE results of 69% at grades A*-C, which was above the local education authority's average of 52%.[4] The students at the school make good progress - in the last two years value added scores for student progress have been positive. The Sixth Form value added score is also positive for progress at 0.22 and A*-C grades at A level have risen to 86%.

In 2013 the school received a Grade 2 (good) rating for overall effectiveness in its Ofsted inspection.[5][6] This was consolidated with a shorter follow up inspection performed in 2017 where The Academy retained its good rating.[7]

In January 2017, the Vale moved into a new building. [8] [9] The old school buildings of Glanford and Westmoor Schools were demolished later that year along with a 3rd building which was formerly used for PE and Tech lessons.

Admissions

The Vale Academy Admissions Policy conforms to the Local Authority (LA) policy on admissions.[10]

Years 7-11 provide places for approximately 162 pupils per year. At the beginning of the Autumn term of pupils’ final years at primary school, parents are issued with details of the arrangements for transfer to secondary school. They are invited to visit the schools, and to inspect copies of school prospectuses. Parents complete a Common Admission Form, (CAF), which is returned to the LA by the end of October in the school year before transfer, and parents receive notification of their child’s allocated school in March of that year. The admission limit at the Vale Academy is currently 162. This is reviewed annually by the Governing Body. The Vale Academy 2013 admissions status provides openings to all students for all years.[10]

Notable former pupils

• Guy Martin - Motorcycle racer and TV presenter.[11]

References

1. "Transition | The Vale Academy", The page features The Three Principles of The Vale, The main one being "Join in, Join in"
2. https://www.valeacademy.org.uk/post-16
3. "Our Academies", School Partnership Trust Academies
4. "GCSE Results: North Lincolnshire students celebrate outstanding grades", Scunthorpe Telegraph, 25 August 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
5. "Brigg academy celebrates good (with outstanding) Ofsted rating", Thisisscunthorpe.co.uk. Retrieved 9 July 2013
6. "The Vale Academy", Ofsted School inspection report 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2013
7. https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/2739557
8. https://www.valeacademy.org.uk/
9. https://www.valeacademy.org.uk/about-us
10. "North Lincolnshire Council - The Vale Academy" Archived 12 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine, North Lincolnshire Council, 11 October 2013.
11. Martin, Guy (2014). My Autobiography. ISBN 978-0-7535-5502-6.