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
24.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
31.2%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 91.4%
African 3.6%
Other 3.2%
Indian 1.1%
Mixed 0.8%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-1.2
WritingAverage-1.3
MathsAverage-1.5
Year 2022-2023

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
School: Year 2022-2023
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
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
32
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
1
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
32
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes19.9
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher19.6
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher22.3
Year 2023-2024

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
Year 2023-2024

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