Valentine Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Sept 22 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 4 - 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
- Southampton
- Unique reference
- 132025
- Address
- Valentine Avenue, Sholing, SO19 0EQ
- Website
- www.valentineprimary.co.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 588 (76% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 54.1%
- Girls
- 45.9%
- First language not English
- 8.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 47.6%
- Persistent absence
- 21.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.8%
White British 84%
Other White 5.8%
Mixed 4.6%
Other 1.2%
African 0.9%
Unclassified 0.9%
Irish Traveller 0.5%
Pakistani 0.5%
Other Asian 0.5%
Indian 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingWell below average-3.4
WritingWell below average-6.5
MathsWell below average-5.4
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 32%
Local authority average 56%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 3%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 102
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 99
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Valentine Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 46
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 45
- 2nd preference
- 14
- 3rd preference
- 10
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 45
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.2 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 26.4 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 26.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 76 34 42 |
| Year 1 | 80 48 32 |
| Year 2 | 82 42 40 |
| Year 3 | 82 40 42 |
| Year 4 | 79 39 40 |
| Year 5 | 109 69 40 |
| Year 6 | 80 46 34 |