The Vale Academy

The school was previously a secondary modern school. Building began in 1955. It was to be called Brigg Secondary Modern School, but was called Glanford Secondary School, and cost £110,089, for the Lindsey Education Committee. It was a two-form entry.

There were seven classrooms, two dining rooms, four rooms for woodwork, housecraft, arts and crafts, and science, and a hall and gymnasium. It opened on Thursday 10 January 1957 on Redcombe Road. Another two-form secondary modern school was planned for Broughton. The headteacher was Mr Ernest Urry, the former head of Caistor Secondary Modern School (now Caistor Yarborough Academy) from 1951, and there were 13 teachers and 320 children.Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph Thursday 10 January 1957, page 8Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph Saturday 19 January 1957, page 3

The school was officially opened 6 November 1957 by Colonel Nelthorpe.Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph Friday 20 September 1957, page 4 Ernest Urry died in August 1990, aged 82, in Stamford, Lincolnshire.Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph Thursday 30 August 1990, page 6

The adjoining Brigg Westmoor Secondary opened in September 1959. This school, to the north, was officially opened on Wednesday 21 September 1960 by the Bishop of Lincoln, Kenneth Riches. It cost £110,000, with ten teachers, nine classrooms and 280 children.Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph Thursday 22 September 1960, page 5

In 1972, both schools became Brigg Secondary School.

It became a comprehensive school in September 1976. At the time, it had around 800 children on the Westmoor school site. It became a Music and Technology College in 2007. It joined the Schools Partnership Trust and officially became an academy on 1 September 2011.[http://www.schoolpartnershiptrust.org.uk/our_academies "Our Academies"], School Partnership Trust Academies

In 2011 the Vale had GCSE results of 69% at grades A*-C, which was above the local education authority's average of 52%.[http://www.thisisscunthorpe.co.uk/GCSE-RESULTS-North-Lincolnshire-students/story-13201860-detail/story.html "GCSE Results: North Lincolnshire students celebrate outstanding grades"], Scunthorpe Telegraph, 25 August 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011. The students at the school make good progress – in the last two years value added scores for student progress have been positive.{{citation needed|date=July 2020}} The Sixth Form value added score is also positive for progress at 0.22 and A*-C grades at A level have risen to 86%.{{citation needed|date=July 2020}}

In 2013 the school received a Grade 2 (good) rating for overall effectiveness in its Ofsted inspection.[http://www.thisisscunthorpe.co.uk/Brigg-Academy-celebrates-good-Ofsted-rating/story-18628186-detail/story.html "Brigg academy celebrates good (with outstanding) Ofsted rating"], Thisisscunthorpe.co.uk. Retrieved 9 July 2013[http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/137453 "The Vale Academy"], Ofsted School inspection report 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2013 This was consolidated with a shorter follow up inspection performed in 2017 where The Academy retained its good rating.{{Cite web |title=files |url=https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/2739557 |website=files.ofsted.gov.uk}}

In January 2017, the Vale moved into a new building.{{cite web |url=https://www.valeacademy.org.uk/ |title=Home |website=valeacademy.org.uk}}{{cite web |url=https://www.valeacademy.org.uk/about-us |title=About the Academy {{!}} The Vale Academy |website=valeacademy.org.uk |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403214836/https://www.valeacademy.org.uk/about-us |archive-date=3 April 2019}} The old school buildings of Glanford and Westmoor Schools were demolished later that year along with a 3rd building which was formerly used for PE and Tech lessons.{{citation needed|date=July 2020}}

In 2024, Brigg Sixth Form split to form The Vale Academy Sixth Form{{Cite web |title=The Vale Academy Sixth Form |url=https://valeacademy.org.uk/thevale/updates/the-vale-academy-sixth-form/}} and Brigg Sixth Form @ SJN.{{Cite web |title=BRIGG SIXTH FORM @ SJN |url=https://www.briggsixthform.co.uk/}}

• On 11 December 2018, the Princess Royal visitedTimes Wednesday 12 December 2018, page 55

The Vale Academy Admissions Policy conforms to the Local Authority (LA) policy on admissions.[http://www.northlincs.gov.uk/education/schools/secondary-schools/thevaleacademy/ "North Lincolnshire Council – The Vale Academy"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012035515/http://www.northlincs.gov.uk/education/schools/secondary-schools/thevaleacademy/ |date=12 October 2013 }}, North Lincolnshire Council, 11 October 2013.

Years 7-11 provide places for approximately 162 pupils per year. At the beginning of the Autumn term of pupils' final years at primary school, parents are issued with details of the arrangements for transfer to secondary school. They are invited to visit the schools, and to inspect copies of school prospectuses. Parents complete a Common Admission Form, (CAF), which is returned to the LA by the end of October in the school year before transfer, and parents receive notification of their child’s allocated school in March of that year. The admission limit at the Vale Academy is currently 162. This is reviewed annually by the Governing Body. The Vale Academy 2013 admissions status provides openings to all students for all years.

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