School profile
Spark Vale Academy
Crt House, 176 Melton Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE4 5EE
Overview
Spark Vale Academy is an independent school (other independent special school) in Leicester, East Midlands, for pupils aged 11–18. This summary is generated only from official structured fields.
School details
- Official establishment type
- Other independent special school
- Establishment group
- Special schools
- Age range
- Ages 11–18
- Gender of entry
- Mixed
- Boarding
- No boarders
- School capacity
- 45
- Pupils on roll
- 4
- URN
- 151121
Admissions
- Local authority
- Leicester
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Official inspection data
Ofsted inspections
Inspection information published by Ofsted, shown in Ofsted's own words.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 3 June 2025 · Published 2 September 2025
Original education inspection framework (non-association independent schools)
Overall effectiveness
Inadequate
This is a historical Ofsted judgement given under the previous inspection framework. It is not a School Nest rating.
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Inadequate
- Safeguarding was effective
- No
Independent school standards
A regulatory check against the standards independent schools must meet. It is separate from Ofsted's inspection judgements and is not a rating.
Overall compliance
Did not meet all standards
Complies with its registration agreement.
Other recent inspection activity
These visits do not carry a graded judgement and do not replace the inspection above.
Independent school Progress Monitoring inspection
Inspected 11 February 2026 · Published 19 April 2026
Outcome: Met all standards that were checked
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Source: Ofsted · Inspections and outcomes. Official Ofsted page for this school
Location
- Address
- Crt House, 176 Melton Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE4 5EE
- Local authority
- Leicester
Inspection
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- Ofsted
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