Valley Primary School and Nursery
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 6 2024 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
- Cumberland
- Unique reference
- 134214
- Address
- Whinlatter Road, CA28 8DA
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 288 (81% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 44.8%
- Girls
- 55.2%
- First language not English
- 5.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 35.1%
- Persistent absence
- 19.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 27.1%
White British 89.2%
African 3.5%
Other 2.8%
Indian 2.4%
Mixed 1.3%
Unclassified 0.7%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-1.2
WritingAverage-1.3
MathsAverage-1.5
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 45%
Local authority average 54%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 6%
Local authority average 5%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 103
Local authority average 105
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
Valley Primary School and Nursery
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 25
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 25
- 2nd preference
- 5
- 3rd preference
- 0
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 25
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.6 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 19.3 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 20.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Early Years 2, Part-time | 2 0 2 |
| Early Years 2, Full-time | 1 1 0 |
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 5 2 3 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 14 5 9 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 2 2 0 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 24 3 21 |
| Reception, Full-time | 38 18 20 |
| Year 1 | 24 12 12 |
| Year 2 | 34 11 23 |
| Year 3 | 43 24 19 |
| Year 4 | 37 18 19 |
| Year 5 | 31 16 15 |
| Year 6 | 33 17 16 |