Valley Primary
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 28 2023 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
- Solihull
- Unique reference
- 104052
- Address
- Old Lode Lane, B92 8LW
- Website
- www.valley.solihull.sch.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 610 (92% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.0%
- Girls
- 51.0%
- First language not English
- 28%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 17.4%
- Persistent absence
- 21.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.3%
White British 61.6%
Pakistani 13.9%
Mixed 7.7%
Chinese 3.4%
Indian 2.8%
Other White 2.5%
Other Asian 2.5%
Other 2.3%
Bangladeshi 1.8%
Caribbean 0.3%
African 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-1.3
WritingAverage1.1
MathsAverage-0.4
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 55%
Local authority average 64%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 7%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 103
Local authority average 106
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Valley Primary
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 80
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 66
- 2nd preference
- 31
- 3rd preference
- 20
- From another Local Authority
- 36
Offers
- 1st preference
- 66
- 2nd preference
- 9
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 18
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.5 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 23.3 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 25 9 16 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 23 11 12 |
| Reception, Full-time | 66 36 30 |
| Year 1 | 68 32 36 |
| Year 2 | 76 33 43 |
| Year 3 | 88 48 40 |
| Year 4 | 84 47 37 |
| Year 5 | 90 39 51 |
| Year 6 | 90 44 46 |