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
4out of 4Earlham Nursery School
Cadge Road, NR5 8DB 		718 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

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

Secondary

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

Not applicable

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

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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