# Alternatives to The Valley Leadership Academy

The 6 nearest schools that admit children at the same age as The Valley Leadership Academy and that we hold figures for, ordered by distance. This is not a league table and nothing here says one school is better than another.

It describes demand. It does not indicate whether any particular child would be offered a place.

## The Valley Leadership Academy, for comparison

0.41 first preferences per place in the 2026 intake.

## Nearby schools

| School | Distance | 1st prefs per place | Intake year | Latest Ofsted | Catchment published | SEN provision on site |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|
| [Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School, Rossendale](/school/150261/bacup-and-rawtenstall-grammar-school) | 0.4 mi south-west | 1.21 | 2026 | Inadequate (category of concern: Special measures) | no | not recorded |
| [Alder Grange School, Rossendale](/school/119722/alder-grange-school) | 2.0 mi north-west | 1.25 | 2026 | Expected standard | yes | not recorded |
| [All Saints' Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy, Rossendale](/school/147565/all-saints-roman-catholic-high-school-a-voluntary-academy) | 2.8 mi west | 1.09 | 2026 | Requires improvement | no | not recorded |
| [Haslingden High School and Sixth Form, Rossendale](/school/119767/haslingden-high-school-and-sixth-form) | 3.3 mi west | 1.01 | 2026 | Expected standard | yes | not recorded |
| [Whitworth Community High School, ROCHDALE](/school/119753/whitworth-community-high-school) | 3.5 mi south-east | 1.32 | 2026 | School remains Good | yes | not recorded |
| [The Hollins, Accrington](/school/148922/the-hollins) | 5.6 mi north-west | 1.01 | 2026 | Standards maintained | yes | not recorded |

"1st preferences per place" is how many families named a school first, for each place it offered, in the newest year held. It describes demand. It is not a pass rate, and a dash means the figure is not held.

"SEN provision on site" means the school runs a SEN unit or a resourced provision. It does not say how many children it takes or which kinds of need it is set up for, because neither is published for a mainstream school, and it is not a statement about how well any school supports children with SEN. Ask the school or the council.

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