Alde Valley Academy is a
secondary school
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with
academy status in
Leiston
Leiston ( ) is an English town in the East Suffolk non-metropolitan district of Suffolk, near Saxmundham and Aldeburgh, about from the North Sea coast, north-east of Ipswich and north-east of London. The town had a population of 5,508 at the ...
in the English county of
Suffolk
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. It has approximately 500 pupils aged 11 to 16, and a staff count of approximately 82. It draws pupils from the surrounding coastal area, including the towns of Leiston,
Aldeburgh
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and
Saxmundham
Saxmundham ( ) is a market town in Suffolk, England, set in the valley of the River Fromus about north-east of Ipswich and west of the coast at Sizewell. The town is bypassed by the main A12 road between London and Lowestoft. The town is serv ...
.
The academy was previously known as Leiston Community High School and was, for many years a 13 to 18 school. In September 2012, as part of reorganisation of high school education in Suffolk, the school became an 11 to 18 school and rebranded itself as Alde Valley School, a name chosen to reflect its large and rural catchment area.
[Potter.T (2012]
Leiston: Pupils take first lessons in new-look high school
''East Anglian Daily Times'', 6 September 2012. Retrieved 22 September 2012.[Robinson.C (2011]
Leiston: Headteacher outlines vision of high school’s future
''East Anglian Daily Times'', 4 October 2011. Retrieved 17 December 2011. On 1 January 2015, Alde Valley School converted to an academy sponsored by the Bright Tribe Trust. The school is now known as Alde Valley Academy. In 2019 the school joined Waveney Valley Academies Trust.
The academy's ethos is underpinned the motto 'Achievement for All'. The Headteacher is Dan Mayhew.
The academy was awarded a 'good' rating in 2017.
References
External links
Department for Education profileAlde Valley Academy WebsiteWaveney Valley Academies Trust Website
(Academy Sponsor)
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Secondary schools in Suffolk
Academies in Suffolk
Leiston