Spark Vale Academy
Leicester
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Spark Vale Academy is a send special school in Leicester, Leicester. View current jobs, teaching vacancies and school support roles posted by the school.
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School information
- Official name
- Spark Vale Academy
- Address
- Crt House, 176 Melton Road, 176 Melton Road
- Postcode
- LE4 5EE
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- Leicester
- Parliamentary constituency
- Leicester East
- URN (official identifier)
- 151121
- Establishment number
- 6039
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Send
- Age range
- 11–18 years
- Gender intake
- Mixed
- Number of pupils
- 4
- As of November 2026
- Capacity
- 45
- School type
- Independent special school
- Governance
- Special school
- Governance status
- Standalone
- Local authority
- Leicester
- Headteacher
- Headteacher Katie James
- Official website
- www.sparkvaleacademy.co.uk
- Telephone
- 01162966569
- Date opened
- 4 Oct 2024
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at Spark Vale Academy
| 2025/26 | This school | Leicester | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 4 | 59,656 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | Not published | 28.9% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 0.0% | 13.3% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 100.0% | 4.9% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | Not published | 55.9% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.
Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted inspection history
2 published inspections for Spark Vale Academy.
· Independent school Progress Monitoring inspection
Read report- Outcome
- Met all standards that were checked
Report published 19 Apr 2026
· Independent school standard inspection - first
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Inadequate
- Personal development
- 0
- Quality of education
- 0
- Sixth form provision
- 0
- Behaviour and attitudes
- 0
- Safeguarding is effective
- No
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Inadequate
Report published 2 Sept 2025
Source: Ofsted, Non-association independent schools inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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- Last updated
- 6 Nov 2026