The Valley Leadership Academy

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Fearns Moss
 Bacup
 Lancashire OL13 0TG
Telephone: 01706 873896

School Type

Phase: Secondary (ages 11-16)
Type: Sponsor-Led Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Established: 2019
History: This school arose from Fearns Community Sports College
Trust: Star Academies
Sponsor: Star Academies

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Ms Colette Roberts (since August 2024 – came from Highfield Leadership Academy)
Previous Headteacher: Shane Carey
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 40.2 / 8
Non-teaching Staff*: 24.62
Number of pupils: 655
Pupils Per Teacher: 16.3
Sex: Mixed (48% boys / 52% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 43.10% (high)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 24.5%
Local child deprivation rate: 19.2% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 6.7%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 32.7%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 9.3km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Region: North West
Authority: Lancashire
Constituency: Rossendale and Darwen
Electoral Ward: Whitewell
School Number: 8884025

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 19th September 2023 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Requires improvement

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. Waterfoot Primary School (0.5km) show on map
  2. Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School (0.6km) show on map
  3. St Anne's Church of England Primary School (1.1km) show on map
  4. St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, New... (1.1km) show on map
  5. Bacup Holy Trinity Stacksteads Church of Engl... (1.2km) show on map
  6. Rawtenstall Newchurch Church of England Prima... (1.2km) show on map
  7. Staghills Nursery School (1.2km) show on map
  8. St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, St... (1.3km) show on map
  9. Bacup St Saviour's Community Primary School (2.7km) show on map
  10. Bacup Nursery School (2.9km) show on map
  11. Bacup Thorn Primary School (2.9km) show on map
  12. Rawtenstall St Paul's Church of England Prima... (3.3km) show on map
  13. Alder Grange School (3.3km) show on map
  14. St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Vo... (3.3km) show on map
  15. Rawtenstall Balladen Community Primary School (3.4km) show on map
  16. St Mary's CofE Primary School Rawtenstall (3.5km) show on map
  17. Water Primary School (3.5km) show on map
  18. St James-the-Less Roman Catholic Primary Scho... (3.6km) show on map
  19. Northern Primary School (3.6km) show on map
  20. Britannia Community Primary School (3.9km) show on map
  21. Rawtenstall Cribden House Community Special School (4.1km) show on map
  22. Belmont School (4.1km) show on map
  23. Sharneyford Primary School (4.4km) show on map
  24. All Saints' Roman Catholic High School (4.4km) show on map
  25. Crawshawbooth Primary School (4.6km) show on map
  26. Tor View School (4.8km) show on map
  27. Valley College (4.8km) show on map
  28. Edenfield Church of England Primary School (4.9km) show on map
  29. St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Hasl... (5.1km) show on map
  30. Haslingden Broadway Primary School (5.2km) show on map
  31. Hillside Nursery School (5.2km) show on map
  32. St John With St Michael Church of England Pri... (5.3km) show on map
  33. Haslingden High School and Sixth Form (5.4km) show on map
  34. Our Lady and St Anselm's Roman Catholic Prima... (5.5km) show on map
  35. Haslingden Primary School (5.6km) show on map
  36. Whitworth Community High School (5.7km) show on map
  37. Rossendale School (5.7km) show on map
  38. St Veronica's Roman Catholic Primary School, ... (5.8km) show on map
  39. Haslingden St James Church of England Primary... (5.9km) show on map
  40. St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School (6.0km) show on map
  41. Helmshore Primary School (6.1km) show on map
  42. Ramsbottom Stubbins Primary School (6.1km) show on map
  43. Moorlands View School (6.2km) show on map
  44. Tonacliffe Primary School (6.6km) show on map
  45. St John's Stonefold CofE Primary School (6.8km) show on map
  46. Austen House (6.8km) show on map
  47. Peel Brow School (7.0km) show on map
  48. Cornholme Junior, Infant and Nursery School (7.1km) show on map
  49. St John's CofE Primary School, Cliviger (7.2km) show on map
  50. St Andrew's Church of England Primary School,... (7.8km) show on map
  51. St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Ram... (7.9km) show on map
  52. Norden Community Primary School (7.9km) show on map
  53. Willow View School (7.9km) show on map
  54. Emmanuel Holcombe Church of England Primary School (8.1km) show on map
  55. Whittaker Moss Primary School (8.2km) show on map
  56. Baxenden St John's Church of England Primary ... (8.3km) show on map
  57. Shawclough Community Primary School (8.4km) show on map
  58. Healey Foundation Primary School (8.5km) show on map
  59. Hazlehurst Primary Academy (8.6km) show on map
  60. Caldershaw Primary School (8.6km) show on map
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  62. Summerseat Methodist Primary School (8.6km) show on map
  63. Healey Learning Centre (8.7km) show on map
  64. Walsden St Peter's CE (VC) Primary School (8.8km) show on map
  65. St James' Church of England Primary School (8.8km) show on map
  66. Darul Uloom Al Arabiya Al Islamiya (8.8km) show on map
  67. Shade Primary School (8.8km) show on map
  68. The Hollins (8.8km) show on map
  69. Meanwood Community Nursery and Primary School (8.9km) show on map
  70. Todmorden High School (9.0km) show on map
  71. Woodhey High School (9.0km) show on map
  72. Falinge Park High School (9.0km) show on map
  73. Great Howarth School (9.2km) show on map
  74. Christ The King Roman Catholic Primary School... (9.2km) show on map
  75. Rosewood Primary School (9.3km) show on map
  76. Bamford Academy (9.3km) show on map
  77. Redwood (9.3km) show on map
  78. Oulder Hill Leadership Academy (9.3km) show on map
  79. Rockwood Nursery School (9.4km) show on map
  80. Spotland Primary School (9.4km) show on map
  81. Wardle Academy (9.4km) show on map
  82. Brownhill School (9.4km) show on map
  83. Broadfield Specialist School (9.4km) show on map
  84. Springside Primary School (9.4km) show on map
  85. Greenbank Primary School (9.5km) show on map
  86. Rochdale Islamic Academy (9.5km) show on map
  87. All Saints Church of England Primary School (9.5km) show on map
  88. Ferney Lee Primary School (9.6km) show on map
  89. Burnley St Stephen's Church of England Volunt... (9.6km) show on map
  90. St Anne's and St Joseph's RC Primary School, ... (9.6km) show on map
  91. Todmorden CofE J, I & N School (9.6km) show on map
  92. Holcombe Brook Primary School (9.6km) show on map
  93. Cherry Fold Community Primary School (9.6km) show on map
  94. Rochdale Islamic Academy (9.6km) show on map
  95. St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School (9.6km) show on map
  96. Green Haworth Church of England Primary School (9.6km) show on map
  97. Meadows School (9.7km) show on map
  98. Kentmere Primary Academy (9.7km) show on map
  99. The Rose School (9.7km) show on map
  100. St Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary Academy (9.7km) show on map
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