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Vale View Community School

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personMrs Lisa Sprigmore

corporate_fareWHINLESS DOWN ACADEMY TRUST

location_onDover, CT17 9NP

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2022

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Students

229

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Expected Standard

60%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Vale View Community School is a Academy converter primary school in Dover, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 60% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Vale View Community School is an academy converter in Dover, Kent, admitting pupils aged 2-11. It is part of WHINLESS DOWN ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 224 pupils on roll, of whom 67% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 60% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 4% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #179 of 424 primaries in Kent and #6,098 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, 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 24.7:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 3.0 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)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 61%

Reading64% LA 74%

Writing64% LA 72%

Maths64% LA 70%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

48%

LA 60%England 61%

Reading52% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing59% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths55% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

31%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading45% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing52% LA 72% · Eng 71%

Maths41% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.4

Read

LA -0.4

-4.7 to -0.1

-0.2

Write

LA -0.2

-2.4 to 2.0

-4.5

Maths

LA -1.2

-6.7 to -2.4

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

58%

LA 67%England 65%

Reading63% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing75% LA 81% · Eng 78%

Maths71% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.3

Read

LA 0.0

-3.8 to 1.3

1.8

Write

LA 0.1

-0.5 to 4.1

0.4

Maths

LA -0.6

-1.8 to 2.6

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

26 April 2022

Inspection Report

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06 February 2018

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2022-04-26

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2013-06-19

Schools into Special Measures Visit 3 EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2012-03-21

None EIF

Inadequate

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Inadequate

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

1.8%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.9%(2 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

1pupils

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National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 224 pupils. During this period, there were 4 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.8%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	224	4	1.8%	0.8%	1
2024/25 (Autumn term)	216	9	4.2%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	239	11	4.6%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	234	6	2.6%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	214	2	0.9%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	236	7	3.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	229	4	1.7%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	225	2	0.9%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	239	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	241	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	237	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	227	2	0.9%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	229	1	0.4%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	229	2	0.9%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	242	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	242	2	0.8%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	234	2	0.9%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	231	1	0.4%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	219	7	3.2%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	223	2	0.9%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	228	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	221	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	226	0	0.0%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 40 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 18 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 10 pupils

Hearing Impairment 2 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 1 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Profound & Multiple Learning 1 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils