Valley Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 13 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 2 - 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
- Website
- www.valleyprimary.co.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 460 (92% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.8%
- Girls
- 47.2%
- First language not English
- 37.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 11.1%
- Persistent absence
- 9.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 5.4%
White British 41.3%
Mixed 15.7%
Other White 15.2%
African 6.5%
Indian 4.1%
Unclassified 4.1%
Caribbean 3.3%
Other Asian 2.8%
Other 2.6%
Bangladeshi 2.2%
Irish 0.9%
Other Black 0.7%
Chinese 0.4%
Pakistani 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage0.6
WritingAbove average1.9
MathsAverage0.9
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 88%
Local authority average 71%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 31%
Local authority average 15%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 112
Local authority average 108
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 112
Local authority average 107
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Valley Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 58
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 78
- 2nd preference
- 58
- 3rd preference
- 48
- From another Local Authority
- 16
Offers
- 1st preference
- 55
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.3 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.5 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 3 1 2 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 16 4 12 |
| Reception, Full-time | 60 27 33 |
| Year 1 | 58 29 29 |
| Year 2 | 60 43 17 |
| Year 3 | 59 34 25 |
| Year 4 | 59 32 27 |
| Year 5 | 61 33 28 |
| Year 6 | 84 40 44 |