Soar Valley College Explained

Soar Valley College
Motto:Aspire, Enjoy, Achieve
Address:Gleneagles Avenue
City:Leicester
County:Leicestershire
Postcode:LE4 7GY
Country:England
Type:Academy
Trust:Aspire Learning Partnership
Local Authority:Leicester City Council
Urn:120286
Ofsted:Yes
Principal:Julie Robinson[1]
Gender:Coeducational
Age Range:11-16
Enrolment:1,561
Enrolment As Of:May 2023
Colours:Black and yellow
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Soar Valley College is an 11–16 coeducational secondary school located in Leicester, Leicestershire, England.

It was designated a Maths and Computing specialist college in September 2004.

As part of the Building Schools for the Future initiative, the old building was demolished in 2009[2] and turned into playing fields, and a new building was built on the previous playing fields at a cost of approximately £21.5 million. The school hosted the Special Olympics netball games in 2009 on their newly built netball courts, known as the "Soar Valley Netball Centre" on the other side of the campus from the new building.

It became co-educational in 2016 and has one acre of land. The school has a lanyard system with different colours to show the different years.

Previously a community school administered by Leicester City Council,[3] in June 2023 Soar Valley College converted to academy status.[4] The school is now sponsored by the Aspire Learning Partnership.

Notable former pupils

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Principal's Welcome » Soar Valley College. www.soarvalley.leicester.sch.uk. 31 October 2017.
  2. Web site: Soar Valley Community College - September 2009. 8 September 2009 .
  3. Web site: Soar Valley College - GOV.UK . Get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . 2023-06-01.
  4. Web site: Soar Valley College - GOV.UK . Get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . 2023-05-01 . 2023-06-01.