Valley Primary School and Nursery
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 7 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
- 279 (86% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 47.7%
- Girls
- 52.3%
- First language not English
- 3.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 36.6%
- Persistent absence
- 33.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 31.2%
White British 91.4%
African 3.6%
Other 3.2%
Indian 1.1%
Mixed 0.8%
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 49%
Local authority average 53%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 2%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 103
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 101
Local authority average 103
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Valley Primary School and Nursery
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 32
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 32
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 1
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 32
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 19.9 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 19.6 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 22.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Early Years 2, Part-time | 1 0 1 |
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 5 2 3 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 5 0 5 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 28 13 15 |
| Reception, Part-time | 5 4 1 |
| Reception, Full-time | 22 11 11 |
| Year 1 | 39 14 25 |
| Year 2 | 40 22 18 |
| Year 3 | 38 18 20 |
| Year 4 | 30 17 13 |
| Year 5 | 33 17 16 |
| Year 6 | 33 15 18 |