Ofsted
Requires improvement
Inspected 2023
Expected Standard
67%
Age Range
5-11
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 42% of primary schools nationally.
Valley Primary Academy is an academy sponsor led in Norwich, Norfolk, admitting pupils aged 5-11. The school has approximately 162 pupils on roll, of whom 44% are eligible for free school meals.
In 2025, 67% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #34 of 265 primaries in Norfolk and #4,043 of 14,143 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.
The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 16.6:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.
In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.3 per 1,000 pupils per term.
R/W/M Expected Standard
67%
Read SS
105
Maths SS
102
GPS SS
101
Progress (0 = national avg)
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Read
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Write
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Maths
R/W/M Expected Standard
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Read SS
-
Maths SS
-
GPS SS
-
Progress (0 = national avg)
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Read
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Write
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Maths
Inspection Report
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