Valence Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jan 16 2019 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Barking and Dagenham
Unique reference
101222
Address
Bonham Road, RM8 3AR

Pupils

Number of Pupils
974 (83% of total capacity)
Boys
52.6%
Girls
47.4%
First language not English
60.7%
Free school meals (FSM)
22.9%
Persistent absence
15.9%
Special education needs (SEN)
13.7%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 23.7%
Other White 18.1%
Mixed 11.9%
African 11.7%
Pakistani 10%
Bangladeshi 9.9%
Indian 5.4%
Other Asian 2.4%
Other Black 2.3%
Caribbean 2.2%
Other 1.1%
Chinese 0.6%
Gypsy/Roma 0.4%
Unclassified 0.4%
Irish 0.1%
Capacity %, Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2022-2023

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-0.6
WritingAverage-0.9
MathsAbove average1.5
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 56%
Local authority average 61%
England average 60%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 0%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 104
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

Valence Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
60
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
65
2nd preference
73
3rd preference
35
From another Local Authority
5
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
59
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)

Valence Primary - St Georges Road Site

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
48
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
43
2nd preference
46
3rd preference
34
From another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
43
2nd preference
5
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2023-2024

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes25.8
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher26.9
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher27.6
Year 2022-2023

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
23
12
11
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
80
46
34
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
13
4
9
Reception, Full-time
102
58
44
Year 1
113
59
54
Year 2
115
56
59
Year 3
116
62
54
Year 4
135
76
59
Year 5
138
67
71
Year 6
139
72
67
Year 2022-2023
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