Valley View Primary School
Valley View, Jarrow, NE32 5QY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs G D Jeynes
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability
- Constituency
- Jarrow and Gateshead East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 289
- Pupils on roll
- 251
- URN
- 108694
- Local authority
- South Tyneside
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01914893143
About this school
Valley View Primary School is a community primary school in Jarrow. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 251 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Valley View Primary 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 32 | 30 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 66% | 48% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 0% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 70% | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 57% | 90% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 81% | 67% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 100.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.30 | - | - |
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 View 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 | South Tyneside average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 66% | 60.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 48% | 59.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 70% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 247 |
| 2023/24 | 256 |
| 2024/25 | 257 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Valley View Primary School compares
Valley View Primary School ranked 13th of 38 primary schools in South Tyneside for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 70% | 4.1% | 22.9% | 251 | — |
| Bede Burn Primary School | 54% | 4.8% | 19.4% | 198 | 0.3 miles |
| St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, Jarrow | 48% | 4.3% | 12.5% | 209 | 0.5 miles |
| Jarrow Cross CofE Primary School | 65% | 5.3% | 39.3% | 262 | 0.7 miles |
| Simonside Primary School | 37% | 6.5% | 51.8% | 219 | 0.7 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School | 74% | 5.8% | 46.7% | 278 | 0.8 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)
- 22.86%
- English as an additional language
- 2.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.05%
- Persistent absence
- 6.7%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bede Burn Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Jarrow
-
St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, Jarrow0.5 miles
Primary · Jarrow
-
Jarrow Cross CofE Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Jarrow
-
Simonside Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Jarrow
-
St Mary's Catholic Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Jarrow
Other schools in Jarrow
Valley View Primary School ranks 3rd of the 10 ranked primary schools in Jarrow.
- Bede Burn Primary School Primary
- Dunn Street Primary School Primary
- Fellgate Primary School Primary
- Hedworthfield Primary School Primary
- Jarrow Cross CofE Primary School Primary
- Simonside Primary School Primary
- St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Jarrow Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Jarrow Primary
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, Jarrow Primary
- Clervaux Nursery School Nursery
- Jarrow School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Valley View Primary School teach?
- Valley View Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Jarrow.
- Who is the headteacher of Valley View Primary School?
- The headteacher of Valley View Primary School is Mrs G D Jeynes, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Valley View Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Valley View 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 many pupils are at Valley View Primary School?
- Valley View Primary School has 251 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Valley View Primary School full?
- Valley View Primary School has capacity for 289 pupils and 251 on roll (87%), 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 Valley View Primary School a faith school?
- No. Valley View Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Valley View Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Valley View Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Valley View Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Valley View Primary School's special educational needs provision as: OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Valley View Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 66% in 2022/23 and 70% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Valley View Primary School compare with other schools in South Tyneside?
- Valley View Primary School ranked 13th of 38 primary schools in South Tyneside for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Valley View Primary School's absence rate?
- Valley View Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Valley View Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Valley View 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.