Valley Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Nov 20 2018 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Not applicable
Local authority
Bromley
Unique reference
137242
Address
Beckenham Lane, Shortlands, BR2 0DA

Pupils

Number of Pupils
440 (90% of total capacity)
Boys
53.9%
Girls
46.1%
First language not English
38%
Free school meals (FSM)
14.5%
Persistent absence
11.6%
Special education needs (SEN)
7.5%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 41.6%
Other White 18.9%
Mixed 14.3%
African 6.4%
Indian 4.8%
Unclassified 4.8%
Caribbean 2.5%
Other 2%
Bangladeshi 1.6%
Other Asian 1.1%
Pakistani 0.9%
Irish 0.5%
Chinese 0.5%
Other Black 0.2%
Capacity %, Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2022-2023

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage0.6
WritingAbove average1.9
MathsAverage0.9
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 77%
Local authority average 70%
England average 60%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 6%
Local authority average 16%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 107
Local authority average 107
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 107
Local authority average 106
England average 104
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

Valley Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
57
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
63
2nd preference
60
3rd preference
58
From another Local Authority
21
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
53
2nd preference
2
3rd preference
2
To another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2023-2024

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes29.4
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher30
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29
Year 2022-2023

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
60
40
20
Year 1
60
34
26
Year 2
60
33
27
Year 3
57
29
28
Year 4
88
41
47
Year 5
58
30
28
Year 6
57
30
27
Year 2022-2023
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