Valley Primary
Old Lode Lane, Solihull, B92 8LW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE ELLIOT FOUNDATION ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Susan Milewski
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Elliot Foundation Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Meriden and Solihull East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 710
- Pupils on roll
- 581
- URN
- 151018
- Local authority
- Solihull
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01217434691
About this school
Valley Primary is a primary academy in Solihull. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 581 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Valley Primary (URN 104052).
How Valley Primary compares
Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.3% | 16.1% | 581 | — |
| 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 |
| Mapledene Primary School | 63% | 6.8% | 43.1% | 293 | 1.0 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)
- 16.06%
- English as an additional language
- 29.3%
- Overall absence
- 6.31%
- Persistent absence
- 15.96%
Location
Nearby schools
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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
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Olton Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Solihull
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Mapledene Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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 teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Solihull.
- Who is the headteacher of Valley Primary?
- The headteacher of Valley Primary is Miss Susan Milewski, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Valley Primary last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Valley Primary, 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 Valley Primary?
- Valley Primary has 581 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Valley Primary full?
- Valley Primary has capacity for 710 pupils and 581 on roll (82%), 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 Primary a faith school?
- No. Valley Primary has no designated religious character.
- Does Valley Primary have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Valley Primary as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Valley Primary?
- Valley Primary is part of THE ELLIOT FOUNDATION ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Valley Primary's absence rate?
- Valley Primary's overall absence rate is 6.3% in the latest published census.
- Does Valley Primary publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Valley Primary. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 10 July 2026.