Valley Primary Academy
Gentry Place, Norwich, NR5 8XZ
This school is closed (it closed in August 2024).
It was replaced by Valley Primary Academy. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Sara Bush
- Constituency
- Norwich South
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 170
- URN
- 142818
- Local authority
- Norfolk
About this school
Valley Primary Academy was a primary academy in Norwich. It taught children aged 5 to 11 and had 170 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Valley Primary Academy has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in June 2016, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 26 | 32 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 38% | 47% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 46% | 59% |
| Expected standard in maths | 50% | 63% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 54% | 44% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 98.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.40 | - |
| Writing progress | -4.10 | - |
| Maths progress | -4.40 | - |
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 Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Norfolk average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 38% | 49.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 47% | 49.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 52.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 176 |
| 2023/24 | 170 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Valley Primary Academy compares
Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.4% | 51.2% | 170 | — |
| Valley Primary Academy | 67% | 6% | 43.8% | 153 | 0.0 miles |
| Norwich Primary Academy | 49% | 4.8% | 52.3% | 295 | 0.4 miles |
| Clover Hill VA Infant and Nursery School | — | 6.9% | 25.2% | 210 | 0.5 miles |
| Henderson Green Primary Academy | 61% | 6.9% | 56.2% | 148 | 0.6 miles |
| West Earlham Infant and Nursery School | — | 7.4% | 46.6% | 281 | 0.7 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)
- 51.2%
- English as an additional language
- 31.2%
- Overall absence
- 6.4%
- Persistent absence
- 21.6%
Location
Nearby schools
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Valley Primary Academy0.0 miles
Primary · Norwich
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Norwich Primary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Norwich
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Clover Hill VA Infant and Nursery School0.5 miles
Primary · Norwich
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Henderson Green Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Norwich
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West Earlham Infant and Nursery School0.7 miles
Primary · Norwich
Other schools in Norwich
- Acle Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Aldborough Primary School Primary
- Alpington and Bergh Apton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Angel Road Infant School Primary
- Angel Road Junior School Primary
- Antingham and Southrepps Primary School Primary
- Arden Grove Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Aslacton Primary School Primary
- Avenue Junior School Primary
- Bacton Primary School Primary
- Banham Primary School Primary
- Barford Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Valley Primary Academy teach?
- Valley Primary Academy taught children aged 5 to 11. It was a primary school in Norwich.
- Has Valley Primary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Valley Primary Academy 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 many pupils are at Valley Primary Academy?
- Valley Primary Academy had 170 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- How have Valley Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 38% in 2022/23 and 47% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Valley Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Valley Primary Academy'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 31 August 2024.