Woodbrook Vale School
Contact details for the school

School Name: Woodbrook Vale School
Address: Grasmere Road
Town/City: Loughborough
County: Leicestershire
Postcode: LE11 2ST
Telephone Number: 01509 557560
Website:

Type of school

Phase: Secondary (ages 11-16)
Type: Academy converter
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2011
Trust: Woodbrook Vale School

Staff and pupils

Headteacher: Mrs Rachael Fraser
Capacity: 830
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 839 (48% boys & 52% girls)
Enrollment: 101% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 18.5%

Location and administration

URN: 137401
DfE Number: 855/4268
UKPRN: 10035065
UPRN: 100032039785
Region: East Midlands (E12000004)
District: Charnwood (E07000130)
Constituency: Loughborough (E14001342)
Electoral Ward: Loughborough Outwoods & Shelthorpe (E05014675)

Easting & Northing: 452895E, 317097N
Latitude & Longitude: 52° 44' 58.37" N 1° 13' 3.61" W
Plus Code: 9C4WPQXJ+RW

External links

DfE Record: View record

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Nearby schools
  1. Outwoods Edge Primary School (0.6km)
  2. Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy (1.3km)
  3. Hardwick House School (1.5km)
  4. Compass Community School Mountfields Park (1.6km)
  5. Mountfields Lodge School (1.6km)
  6. Lift Beacon (1.6km)
  7. Holywell Primary School (1.7km)
  8. Loughborough University (1.9km)
  9. Loughborough College (2.1km)
  10. Loughborough High School (2.1km)
Associated schools

Predecessor school†

† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged.
Governors

  • Mr Richard George Bailey - Trustee. Appointed on 17 May 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 16 May 2029.
  • Dr Ali-Reza Bhojani - Trustee. Appointed on 14 October 2025 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 13 October 2029.
  • Mr Barry Charles Bookham - Trustee. Appointed on 10 December 2024 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 19 September 2025.
  • Miss Freya Brookes - Trustee. Appointed on 10 February 2026 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 9 February 2030.
  • Mr Gavin Craig Brown - Member. Appointed on 8 December 2015 (Appointed by academy members).
  • Mr Gavin Craig Brown - Chair of Trustees. Appointed on 10 September 2015 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 13 September 2029.
  • Mr John Gerard Donoghue - Trustee. Appointed on 25 January 2024 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 24 January 2028.
  • Mrs Alison Eddy - Trustee. Appointed on 18 November 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 17 November 2029.
  • Mrs Rachael Claire Fraser - Accounting Officer. Appointed on 3 June 2019.
  • Mrs Rachael Claire Fraser - Trustee. Appointed on 3 June 2019 (Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal).
  • Professor Alistair George Gibb - Member. Appointed on 20 December 2019 (Appointed by academy members).
  • Ms Caroline Glendenning - Trustee. Appointed on 10 February 2026 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 9 February 2030.
  • Mr Andrew James Gostelow - Member. Appointed on 20 September 2011 (Appointed by academy members).
  • Mr David John Green - Chief Financial Officer. Appointed on 1 September 2011.
  • Mrs Susan Margaret Hart - Trustee. Appointed on 10 December 2024 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 9 December 2028.
  • Mrs Joanne Clare Kavanagh - Member. Appointed on 4 April 2022 (Appointed by academy members).
  • Mrs Jacqueline Marie Marsh - Trustee. Appointed on 10 February 2026 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 9 February 2030.
  • Mrs Emma Jane Moore - Member. Appointed on 13 September 2018 (Appointed by academy members).
  • Mr James Oliver Moore - Trustee. Appointed on 9 December 2021 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 8 December 2025.
  • Mrs Amanda Muddle - Trustee. Appointed on 11 November 2021 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 10 November 2025.
  • Mrs Amanda Muddle - Trustee. Appointed on 18 November 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 17 November 2029.
  • Mrs Emma Nadin - Trustee. Appointed on 8 May 2024 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 7 May 2028.
  • Mrs Toneya Sarwar - Trustee. Appointed on 20 June 2024 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 19 June 2028.
  • Miss Abigail Elise Wilson - Trustee. Appointed on 8 February 2024 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 7 February 2028.