Valley School
Whitehaven Road, Bramhall, Stockport, SK7 1EN
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Helen McLoughlin
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, PD - Physical Disability, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Cheadle
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 53
- Pupils on roll
- 56
- URN
- 106168
- Local authority
- Stockport
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01614397343
About this school
Valley School is a community special school in Stockport. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 56 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Valley School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 22 April 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Outstanding. 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 | 3 | 10 | 13 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | - | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | - | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | - | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | - | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | - | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
Trends over time
How Valley 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 | Stockport average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 61.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 62.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 58 |
| 2023/24 | 58 |
| 2024/25 | 56 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 49.09%
- English as an additional language
- 12.5%
- Overall absence
- 10.24%
- Persistent absence
- 29.17%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Cheadle Hulme School1.1 miles
Independent schools · Cheadle
-
Greenbank Preparatory School1.3 miles
Independent schools · Cheadle
-
Willow House School1.4 miles
Special schools · Greater Manchester
-
Royal School, Manchester1.5 miles
Special schools · Stockport
-
Royal College Manchester (Seashell Trust)1.5 miles
Other types · Cheadle
Other schools in Stockport
- Acorns School Special schools
- Agricultural and Rural Centre Special schools
- Brinksway School Special schools
- Castle Hill High School Special schools
- Heaton School Special schools
- Highfields College Local authority maintained schools
- Inscape House School Special schools
- Laurus Grace Free Schools
- Lisburne School Academies
- Moat House Local authority maintained schools
- Pear Tree Specialist Support High School Free Schools
- Pure Innovations Trading As Pure College Other types
Common questions
- What ages does Valley School teach?
- Valley School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a special school in Stockport.
- Who is the headteacher of Valley School?
- The headteacher of Valley School is Ms Helen McLoughlin, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Valley School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Valley 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 many pupils are at Valley School?
- Valley School has 56 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Valley School full?
- Valley School has capacity for 53 pupils and 56 on roll (106%), so it is at or above 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 Valley School a faith school?
- No. Valley School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Valley School have?
- The schools register lists Valley School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; PD - Physical Disability; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Valley School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2023/24 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Valley School's absence rate?
- Valley School's overall absence rate is 10.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Valley School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Valley 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.