The Valley Leadership Academy
Contact details for the school

School Name: The Valley Leadership Academy
Address: Fearns Moss
Town/City: Bacup
County: Lancashire
Postcode: OL13 0TG
Country: 100012732749
 Telephone Number: 01706 873896

Type of school

Phase: Secondary (ages 11-16)
Type: Academy sponsor led
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2019
Trust: Star Academies
Sponsor: Star Academies

Staff and pupils

Headteacher: Ms Colette Roberts
Capacity: 1050
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 20 January 2022:
Number of pupils: 525 (49% boys & 51% girls)
Enrollment: 50% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 39.4%

Location and administration

URN: 147018
DfE Number: 888/4025
UKPRN: 10083657
Region: North West (E12000002)
District: Rossendale (E07000125)
Constituency: Rossendale and Darwen (E14000902)
Electoral Ward: Whitewell (E05005328)

Easting & Northing: 384282E, 422142N
Latitude & Longitude: 53° 41' 46.02" N 2° 14' 21.8" W
Plus Code: 9C5VMQW6+C6

External links

DfE Record: View record

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Nearby schools
  1. Waterfoot Primary School (0.4km)
  2. Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School (0.6km)
  3. St Anne's Church of England Primary School (1.0km)
  4. St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Newchurch (1.2km)
  5. Bacup Holy Trinity Stacksteads Church of England Primary School (1.2km)
  6. Rawtenstall Newchurch Church of England Primary School (1.2km)
  7. Staghills Nursery School (1.2km)
  8. St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Stacksteads, Bacup (1.4km)
  9. Bacup St Saviour's Community Primary School (2.8km)
  10. Bacup Nursery School (3.0km)
Associated schools

Same trust

Same sponsor Predecessor school†

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

  • Ms Amy Bemmment - Local Governor. Appointed on 14 March 2023 (Elected by school staff). Term runs until 14 March 2027.
  • Mrs Nicola Daniels-Green - Local Governor. Appointed on 1 September 2019 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 31 August 2023.
  • Mrs Sarah Davies - Chair of Local Governing Body. Appointed on 1 September 2019 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 31 August 2023.
  • Mr Ashraf Lehri - Local Governor. Appointed on 25 February 2023 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 24 February 2027.
  • Mr Nathan Rann - Local Governor. Appointed on 9 February 2023 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 8 February 2027.
  • Miss Natalie Rimmington - Local Governor. Appointed on 9 October 2019 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 8 October 2023.