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Soar Valley College
Soar Valley College
Address
	Gleneagles Avenue; Leicester, Leicestershire, LE4 7GY; England
Coordinates	52°39′36″N 1°06′24″W / 52.6600°N 1.1068°W
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Type	Academy
Motto	Aspire, Enjoy, Achieve
Local authority	Leicester City Council
Trust	Aspire Learning Partnership
Department for Education URN	120286 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Principal	Julie Robinson
Gender	Coeducational
Age range	11-16
Enrolment	1,561 (May 2023)
Colour(s)	Black and yellow
Website	www.soarvalley.leicester.sch.uk

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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.^{[citation needed]} 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

Parminder Nagra, actress
Rakhee Thakrar, actress

References

^ "Principal's Welcome » Soar Valley College". www.soarvalley.leicester.sch.uk. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
^ "Soar Valley Community College - September 2009". 8 September 2009.
^ "Soar Valley College - GOV.UK". Get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
^ "Soar Valley College - GOV.UK". Get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. 1 May 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.

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[1] "Principal's Welcome » Soar Valley College". www.soarvalley.leicester.sch.uk. Retrieved 31 October 2017.

[2] "Soar Valley Community College - September 2009". 8 September 2009.

[3] "Soar Valley College - GOV.UK". Get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2023.

[4] "Soar Valley College - GOV.UK". Get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. 1 May 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.

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+'''Soar Valley College''' is an 11–16 [[Mixed-sex education|coeducational]] [[secondary school]] located in [[Leicester]], [[Leicestershire]], England.
-'''Soar Valley College''' is an 11-16 [[co-educational]] [[Comprehensive school|comprehensive]] [[secondary school]] in [[Leicester]], [[Leicestershire]], England. It was designated a Maths and Computing specialist college in September 2004. In 2016, a religious education teacher who taught at the school for fifteen years was found guilty and banned from teaching after facing a professional conduct panel. He admitted to posting anti-Islamic messages on social media and attending a march organised by far-right group, [[Britain First]], on multiple occasions. He also admitted to "allowing 12- and 13-year-old pupils to watch an [[18 (British Board of Film Classification)|18-certificate film]], accessing [[pornography]] on a school computer or laptop, failing to take appropriate action when a pupil acknowledged [[Substance abuse|taking drugs]], and working as a [[security guard]] while on [[sick leave]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cobain |first1=Ian |title=RE teacher who posted Islamophobic comments struck off |url=https://www.theguardian.com/education/2016/nov/04/re-teacher-who-posted-islamophobic-comments-struck-off |accessdate=9 November 2018 |work=The Guardian |date=4 November 2016 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Leicester RE teacher banned over anti-Islamic views |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-37874651 |accessdate=9 November 2018 |work=BBC News |date=4 November 2016}}</ref>
+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 and turned into playing fields, and a new building was built on the previous playing fields at a cost of approximately £21.5 million.{{citation needed|date=October 2017}} The school hosted the [[Special Olympics]] [[netball]] games in 2009 on their newly built netball courts, on the other side of the campus from the new building. It became co-educational in 2016 and has one acre of land.{{Citation needed|date=November 2018}}
+As part of the [[Building Schools for the Future]] initiative, the old building was demolished in 2009<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.derelictplaces.co.uk/threads/soar-valley-community-college-september-2009.12800/|title = Soar Valley Community College - September 2009| date=8 September 2009 }}</ref> and turned into playing fields, and a new building was built on the previous playing fields at a cost of approximately £21.5 million.{{citation needed|date=October 2017}} 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.
-== Notable alumni ==
+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 (England and Wales)|community school]] administered by [[Leicester City Council]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/120286 |title=Soar Valley College - GOV.UK |publisher=Get-information-schools.service.gov.uk |date= |accessdate=2023-06-01}}</ref> in June 2023 Soar Valley College converted to [[Academy (English school)|academy status]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/148877 |title=Soar Valley College - GOV.UK |publisher=Get-information-schools.service.gov.uk |date=2023-05-01 |accessdate=2023-06-01}}</ref> The school is now sponsored by the Aspire Learning Partnership.
+==Notable former pupils==
 * [[Parminder Nagra]], actress
+* [[Rakhee Thakrar]], actress
 == References ==
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-[[Category:Community schools in Leicester]]
+[[Category:Academies in Leicester]]
 {{Leicestershire-school-stub}}

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Secondary	Ashby School Avanti Fields School Babington Academy Beauchamp College Beaumont Leys School Bosworth Academy Brockington College Brookvale Groby Learning Campus The Castle Rock School The Cedars Academy Charnwood College City of Leicester College Countesthorpe Academy Crown Hills Community College De Lisle College English Martyrs Catholic School Fullhurst Community College Gartree High School Heath Lane Academy Hinckley Academy Humphrey Perkins School Ibstock Community College Ivanhoe School Iveshead School John Ferneley College Judgemeadow Community College Lancaster Academy Limehurst Academy Long Field Academy Lutterworth College Lutterworth High School Madani Schools Federation Manor High School The Market Bosworth School The Martin High School Moat Community College New College Leicester The Newbridge School Orchard Mead Academy The Priory Belvoir Academy Rawlins Academy Robert Smyth Academy Roundhill Academy Rushey Mead Academy St Martin's Catholic Academy St Paul's Catholic School Sir Jonathan North College Soar Valley College South Charnwood High School South Wigston High School Thomas Estley Community College Tudor Grange Samworth Academy Welland Park Academy Wigston Academy The Winstanley School Woodbrook Vale School Wreake Valley Academy
Independent	Dixie Grammar School Emmanuel Christian School Leicester Grammar School Leicester High School for Girls Loughborough Amherst School Loughborough Grammar School Loughborough High School Ratcliffe College
Special	Ellesmere College RNIB College Wigston Birkett House School
Sixth form	Gateway College Wigston College Wyggeston and Queen Elizabeth I College
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