Ofsted: Requires improvement trending_up Places Available emoji_events #150 in Norfolk public Top 79% UK

Valley Primary Academy

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMs Sara Bush

corporate_fareTHE HEART EDUCATION TRUST

location_onNorwich, NR5 8XZ

language Visit Website phone 1603742969

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Inspected 2023

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Students

176

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Expected Standard

47%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Valley Primary Academy is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Norwich, serving ages 5-11. Currently Requires Improvement according to Ofsted — the school is working to raise standards. Ranks in the top 79% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Valley Primary Academy is an academy sponsor led in Norwich, Norfolk, admitting pupils aged 5-11. It is part of THE HEART EDUCATION TRUST. The school has approximately 176 pupils on roll.

In 2024, 47% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #150 of 304 primaries in Norfolk and #11,548 of 15,713 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Requires improvement. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Requires improvement, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 16.2:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2023/24 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.8 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

47%

LA 49%England 61%

Reading59% LA 69% · Eng 74%

Writing63% LA 59% · Eng 72%

Maths63% LA 64% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

38%

LA 49%England 60%

Reading46% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing42% LA 61% · Eng 71%

Maths50% LA 63% · Eng 73%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.4

Read

LA -0.8

-5.8 to -0.9

-4.1

Write

LA -1.7

-6.4 to -1.8

-4.4

Maths

LA -1.5

-6.7 to -2.1

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

40%

LA 58%England 65%

Reading48% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Writing64% LA 73% · Eng 78%

Maths56% LA 71% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.7

Read

LA -0.9

-3.1 to 1.7

1.8

Write

LA -1.1

-0.4 to 4.1

-0.8

Maths

LA -1.5

-2.9 to 1.3

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

45%

LA 57%

Reading55% LA 70%

Writing62% LA 73%

Maths62% LA 68%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.8

Read

LA -0.8

-3.1 to 1.5

0.5

Write

LA -0.9

-1.7 to 2.7

Maths

LA -1.3

-1.1 to 3.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

31 August 2024

Inspection Report

06 June 2023

Inspection Report

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14 May 2019

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2023-06-06

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2019-05-14

Academy First Section 5 Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2011-11-10

None Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Summer term 2024

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.063% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Summer term of 2024, this school served a headcount of 171 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2023/24 (Summer term)	171	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	170	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	164	4	2.4%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	175	4	2.3%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	176	9	5.1%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	172	11	6.4%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	160	2	1.2%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	158	3	1.9%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	156	2	1.3%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	169	9	5.3%	0.4%	1
2020/21 (Spring term)	175	2	1.1%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	177	4	2.3%	0.4%	1
2019/20 (Summer term)	188	1	0.5%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	188	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	185	2	1.1%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	192	1	0.5%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	190	1	0.5%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	187	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	192	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	190	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	194	10	5.2%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	193	8	4.1%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	179	1	0.6%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	182	7	3.8%	0.5%	0