Academy · Suffolk
Alde Valley Academy
- Secondary
- Ages 11–16
- Term dates checked
Term dates
This school's own term dates broadly match Suffolk council's, so the council's dates are shown here. INSET days can differ, so check the school's calendar for those.
2026/27
2027/28
Admissions
Places for Year 7 are applied for through your home council, not the school.
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How places are given: there's no entrance test. When there are more applicants than places, places usually go by criteria such as siblings, distance or catchment area. Check the council's or school's admissions policy for the exact rules.
How many families applied: Year 7
For September 2026, 93 families put this school as their first choice, and 95 places were offered. 93 of the families who put it first got a place (100%).
| Entry | Places offered | Put it first | Got their first choice |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 95 | 93 | 100% |
| September 2025 | 113 | 113 | 100% |
| September 2024 | 135 | 133 | 100% |
Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection, 9 July 2024. Overall: Requires improvement
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.
About and location
- Type
- Academy
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Pupils
- 645 (capacity 560)
- Gender
- Mixed
- Academy trust
- KINGFISHER SCHOOLS TRUST
- Phone
- 01728830570
- Address
- Seaward Avenue, Leiston, IP16 4BG
- Website
- aldevalley.suffolk.sch.uk
School details from the Department for Education's register of schools (Open Government Licence). Report a correction.