Valence School is a school located in Westerham. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's quality of education and outcomes for pupils good, overall effectiveness and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 19/07/2017. The overall pupil absence from this school is 12.6%, which is 8.6 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Westerham Road, Westerham, TN16 1QN
Website: www.valenceschool.com
Telephone: 01959562156
School Type: Foundation special school
Education phase: Not applicable
Local authority: Kent
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Roland Gooding
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 119032

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 19/07/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 19
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity:
Number of Pupils: 117
Number of Boys: 70
Number of Girls: 47

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 12.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 48.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:SUPP
England Average:65%

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

School:SUPP
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:SUPP
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:SUPP
England Average:105

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average: -2.32 Confidence interval -3.05 to -1.59
Of the 15 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 12 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:0%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:SUPP
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:0%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:0.7
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:0.06
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Churchill Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Rysted Lane , TN16 1EZ
2out of 4 1,737 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Sundridge and Brasted Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Church Road , Sundridge TN14 6EA
4out of 4 2,799 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Radnor House Sevenoaks
Combe Bank Drive , Sundridge TN14 6AE
- not rated 2,865 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.