The Valley School is a school located in Stevenage. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 17/10/2013. The overall pupil absence from this school is 9.7%, which is 5.7 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Broadhall Way, Stevenage, SG2 9BN
Website: https://thevalley.herts.sch.uk
Telephone: 01438747274
School Type: Community special school
Education phase: Not applicable
Local authority: Hertfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr David Pearce
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 117669

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 17/10/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity:
Number of Pupils: 156
Number of Boys: 105
Number of Girls: 51

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 9.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 29.7% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average: -1.87 Confidence interval -2.37 to -1.37
Of the 25 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 25 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:0%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:96%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:0%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:0.4
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:0.01
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Peartree Way Nursery School
Peartree Way , SG2 9EA
3out of 4 651 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Roebuck Academy
St Margarets , SG2 8RG
3out of 4 291 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Margaret Clitherow Roman Catholic Primary School
Monkswood Lane , (Off Monkswood Way) SG2 8QJ
4out of 4 764 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Peartree Spring Primary School
Hydean Way , SG2 9GG
3out of 4 944 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School and Nursery
Six Hills Way , SG2 0PZ
3out of 4 1,027 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Shephalbury Park Primary School
Burydale , Broadwater SG2 8AX
3out of 4 1,234 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Barnwell School
Barnwell , SG2 9SW
2out of 4 1,125 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Marriotts School
Brittain Way , SG2 8UT
3out of 4 1,855 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
The Nobel School
Mobbsbury Way , SG2 0HS
3out of 4 2,972 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
North Hertfordshire College
Monkswood Way , SG1 1LA
- not rated 1,197 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Valley School
Broadhall Way , SG2 9BN
3out of 4 0 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Greenside School
Shephall Green , SG2 9XS
3out of 4 796 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Lonsdale School
Brittain Way , SG2 8UT
3out of 4 1,850 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Stevenage Education Support Centre
Collenswood Road , SG2 9HQ
3out of 4 2,531 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Larwood School
Larwood Drive , SG1 5BZ
3out of 4 2,543 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.