Valley Primary Academy is a primary school located in Norwich. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's management effectiveness good, overall effectiveness, quality of education and outcomes for pupils requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 15/05/2019. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.7%, which is 1.7 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Gentry Place, Norwich

School Information

Address: Gentry Place, Norwich, NR5 8XZ
Website: www.valleyprimaryacademy.co.uk
Telephone: 01603742969
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Norfolk
Headteacher / Principal: Ms Sara Bush
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 142818

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 15/05/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 175
Number of Boys: 86
Number of Girls: 89

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 13.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.7 Confidence interval -3.1 to 1.7
Writing
Average: 1.8 Confidence interval -0.4 to 4.1
Maths
Average: -0.8 Confidence interval -2.9 to 1.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:40%
England Average:65%

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

School:4%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:98
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:99
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Earlham Nursery School
Cadge Road , NR5 8DB
4out of 4 718 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Valley Primary Academy
Gentry Place , NR5 8XZ
2out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Norwich Primary Academy
Clarkson Road , NR5 8ED
3out of 4 626 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Clover Hill VA Infant and Nursery School
Rawley Road , Bowthorpe NR5 9AP
4out of 4 905 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Henderson Green Primary School
Earlham Grove , NR5 8DX
3out of 4 1,121 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
West Earlham Infant and Nursery School
Scarnell Road , NR5 8HT
4out of 4 1,229 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
City Academy Norwich
299 Bluebell Road , NR4 7LP
2out of 4 1,760 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Ormiston Victory Academy
Middleton Crescent , Costessey NR5 0PX
4out of 4 2,398 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Hellesdon High School
187 Middletons Lane , Hellesdon NR6 5SB
3out of 4 2,523 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Future Education
168b Motum Road , NR5 8EG
- not rated 558 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Banks House School
55a Norwich Road , NR5 0EQ
- not rated 643 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
University of East Anglia
The Registry , University Plain NR4 7TJ
- not rated 2,364 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Parkside School, Norwich
College Road , NR2 3JA
4out of 4 2,733 yd Foundation special school No Mixed More About School
Notre Dame Preparatory School (Norwich) Limited
147 Dereham Road , NR2 3TA
- not rated 2,827 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.