Valley Park Community School, Sheffield

Disadvantaged pupils (%)

Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2021. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

Valley Park Community School

Norton Avenue, Sheffield S14 1SL

https://www.valleypark.sheffield.sch.uk/

Valley Park Community School is an academy. It has about 440 boys and girls aged between 3 and 11. In March 2018 the school was rated ‘Requires Improvement’ by Ofsted. The present school opened in 2015.

This school is a member of Mercia Learning Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Nether Edge Primary School and Totley Primary School.)

Particular strengths include Progress and Disadvantaged pupils. Relative weaknesses include Attendance and Environment.

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Other schools nearby

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
0.6		Charnock Hall Primary Academy
0.9		Gleadless Primary School
1.0		Norton Free Church of England Primary School
1.1		Bankwood Community Primary School
1.3		Intake Primary School
1.3		Birley Primary Academy
1.3		Arbourthorne Community Primary School
1.4		Prince Edward Primary School
1.5		Mundella Primary School
1.6		Carfield Primary School
1.6		Norfolk Community Primary School
1.6		St Theresa's Catholic Primary School

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Progress: Excellent. Progress in maths is above average, in reading it is excellent and in writing it is excellent. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)

Disadvantaged pupils: Excellent. Progress in maths is above average. Progress in reading is excellent. Progress in writing is excellent.

Admissions: About average. The occupancy rate and offer rate are both very high.

Attainment: Below average. Maths attainment is below average, reading is below average and GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) is about average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Environment: Below average. Air pollution and traffic accidents are quite low, while crime is very high.

Finances: Poor. However, the school budget has been roughly in balance

Representation: Out of balance. The socio-economic mix is out of balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is slightly out of balance with the local community.

Attendance: Poor. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both very high.

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