Valley Primary
Old Lode Lane, Solihull, B92 8LW
This school is closed (it closed in November 2024).
It was replaced by Valley Primary. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Susan Milewski
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Constituency
- Meriden and Solihull East
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
- Capacity
- 710
- Pupils on roll
- 610
- URN
- 104052
- Local authority
- Solihull
About this school
Valley Primary was a community primary school in Solihull. It taught children aged 3 to 11 and had 610 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Valley Primary has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 83 | 90 | 84 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% | 64% | 65% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 9% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 66% | 73% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 76% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% | 77% | 70% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 104.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.40 | - | - |
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 Valley Primary has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Solihull average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 55% | 58.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 64% | 59.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 65% | 62.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 621 |
| 2023/24 | 610 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Valley Primary compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 65% | 6.8% | 18.9% | 610 | — |
| Valley Primary | — | 6.3% | 16.1% | 581 | 0.0 miles |
| St Andrew's Catholic Primary School | 73% | 4.7% | 15.5% | 221 | 0.6 miles |
| St Thomas More Catholic Primary School | 42% | 6.9% | 33.4% | 331 | 0.7 miles |
| Ulverley School | 58% | 6.9% | 26.3% | 450 | 0.8 miles |
| Olton Primary School | 68% | 5.7% | 21.3% | 643 | 0.9 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 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 18.9%
- English as an additional language
- 28%
- Overall absence
- 6.8%
- Persistent absence
- 17.3%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Valley Primary0.0 miles
Primary · Solihull
-
St Andrew's Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Solihull
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St Thomas More Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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Ulverley School0.8 miles
Primary · Solihull
-
Olton Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Solihull
Other schools in Solihull
- Bentley Heath Church of England Primary School Primary
- Blossomfield Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Burman Infant School Primary
- Cheswick Green Primary School Primary
- Coppice Academy Primary
- Cranmore Infant School Primary
- Damson Wood Nursery and Infant School Primary
- Dickens Heath Community Primary School Primary
- Dorridge Primary School Primary
- George Fentham Endowed School Primary
- Greswold Primary School Primary
- Haslucks Green School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Valley Primary teach?
- Valley Primary taught children aged 3 to 11. It was a primary school in Solihull.
- Has Valley Primary been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Valley Primary under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Valley Primary?
- Valley Primary had 610 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- How have Valley Primary's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 55% in 2022/23 and 65% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Valley Primary's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Valley Primary'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 30 November 2024.