New Valley Primary School
New Valley Primary School, Purley, CR8 4AZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- PACE ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Pete Steward
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Pace Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Croydon South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 191
- URN
- 141118
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02086601325
About this school
New Valley Primary School is a primary academy in Croydon. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 191 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. 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 29 June 2023, 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 | 28 | 27 | 25 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 68% | 59% | 56% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 7% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 86% | 78% | 72% |
| Expected standard in maths | 86% | 81% | 88% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 89% | 78% | 88% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.10 | - | - |
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 New Valley 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 | Croydon average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 68% | 60.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 59% | 62.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 56% | 67.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 179 |
| 2023/24 | 191 |
| 2024/25 | 194 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How New Valley Primary School compares
New Valley Primary School ranked 68th of 77 primary schools in Croydon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 56% | 5.9% | 32.5% | 191 | — |
| The Hayes Primary School | 75% | 3.9% | 7.5% | 420 | 0.2 miles |
| Oasis Academy Byron | 89% | 4.3% | 19.4% | 221 | 0.6 miles |
| Coulsdon CofE Primary School | 85% | 4.9% | 9.1% | 181 | 0.6 miles |
| Keston Primary School | 62% | 4.1% | 14.6% | 457 | 0.8 miles |
| Harris Primary Academy Kenley | 72% | 4.5% | 23.3% | 433 | 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 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 32.47%
- English as an additional language
- 32.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.87%
- Persistent absence
- 22.4%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Hayes Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Kenley
-
Oasis Academy Byron0.6 miles
Primary · Coulsdon
-
Coulsdon CofE Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Old Coulsdon
-
Keston Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Coulsdon
-
Harris Primary Academy Kenley0.9 miles
Primary · Kenley
Common questions
- What year groups does New Valley Primary School teach?
- New Valley Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Croydon.
- Who is the headteacher of New Valley Primary School?
- The headteacher of New Valley Primary School is Mr Pete Steward, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was New Valley Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected New Valley 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 New Valley Primary School?
- New Valley Primary School has 191 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is New Valley Primary School full?
- New Valley Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 191 on roll (91%), 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 New Valley Primary School a faith school?
- No. New Valley Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does New Valley Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records New Valley Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs New Valley Primary School?
- New Valley Primary School is part of PACE ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have New Valley Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 68% in 2022/23 and 56% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does New Valley Primary School rank locally?
- New Valley Primary School ranked 68th of 77 primary schools in Croydon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is New Valley Primary School's absence rate?
- New Valley Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are New Valley Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, New Valley 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 1 July 2026.