Valence Primary School
Bonham Road, Dagenham, RM8 3AR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Richard November
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Dagenham and Rainham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,050
- Pupils on roll
- 848
- URN
- 101222
- Local authority
- Barking and Dagenham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02030069888
About this school
Valence Primary School is a community primary school in Dagenham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 848 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 12 June 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 140 | 141 | 129 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 56% | 52% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 2% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 72% | 67% | 66% |
| Expected standard in maths | 79% | 68% | 74% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 81% | 70% | 72% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.50 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Valence Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Barking and Dagenham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 56% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 52% | 62.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 64.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 974 |
| 2023/24 | 949 |
| 2024/25 | 895 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Valence Primary School compares
Valence Primary School ranked 34th of 43 primary schools in Barking and Dagenham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 5.1% | 27.8% | 848 | — |
| Henry Green Primary School | 77% | 5.9% | 27.2% | 460 | 0.3 miles |
| Grafton Primary School | 56% | 5.7% | 22.2% | 892 | 0.4 miles |
| St Vincent's Catholic Primary School | 66% | 4.2% | 20.6% | 216 | 0.4 miles |
| Southwood Primary School | 56% | 5.9% | 31% | 593 | 0.5 miles |
| Five Elms Primary School | 61% | 5.8% | 34.4% | 460 | 0.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 27.78%
- English as an additional language
- 64.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.12%
- Persistent absence
- 12.57%
Location
Nearby schools
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Henry Green Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Dagenham
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Grafton Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Dagenham
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St Vincent's Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Dagenham
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Southwood Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Dagenham
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Five Elms Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Dagenham
Other schools in Dagenham
Valence Primary School ranks 23rd of the 29 ranked primary schools in Dagenham.
- Beam Primary School Primary
- Becontree Primary School Primary
- Dorothy Barley Infants' School Primary
- Dorothy Barley Junior Academy Primary
- Five Elms Primary School Primary
- Godwin Primary School Primary
- Grafton Primary School Primary
- Henry Green Primary School Primary
- Hunters Hall Primary School Primary
- John Perry Primary School Primary
- Manor Primary School Primary
- Marsh Green Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Valence Primary School teach?
- Valence Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Dagenham.
- Who is the headteacher of Valence Primary School?
- The headteacher of Valence Primary School is Mr Richard November, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Valence Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Valence Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Valence Primary School?
- Valence Primary School has 848 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Valence Primary School full?
- Valence Primary School has capacity for 1,050 pupils and 848 on roll (81%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Valence Primary School a faith school?
- No. Valence Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Valence Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Valence Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Valence Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Valence Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Valence Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 56% in 2022/23 and 60% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Valence Primary School rank locally?
- Valence Primary School ranked 34th of 43 primary schools in Barking and Dagenham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Valence Primary School's absence rate?
- Valence Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Valence Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Valence Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.