Valentine Primary School & Nursery
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Good May 13 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 0 - 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
- 511 (67% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 55.0%
- Girls
- 45.0%
- First language not English
- 8.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 47.7%
- Persistent absence
- 23.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.9%
White British 84.1%
Other White 6.1%
Mixed 3.4%
African 1.6%
Other 1.4%
Pakistani 0.8%
Unclassified 0.8%
Irish Traveller 0.6%
Gypsy/Roma 0.4%
Other Asian 0.4%
Chinese 0.4%
Indian 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 41%
Local authority average 56%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 2%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 103
Local authority average 104
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 100
Local authority average 103
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Valentine Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 37
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 35
- 2nd preference
- 10
- 3rd preference
- 15
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 35
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.2 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 23.6 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 26.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 54 31 23 |
| Year 1 | 64 29 35 |
| Year 2 | 71 44 27 |
| Year 3 | 77 42 35 |
| Year 4 | 78 39 39 |
| Year 5 | 70 35 35 |
| Year 6 | 97 61 36 |