Powered by SchoolDash
Want to chat? The Schools Guide's AI consultant is here to help
Valley Primary Academy
Gentry Place, Norwich NR5 8XZ
Valley Primary Academy is an academy. It has about 180 boys and girls aged between 5 and 11. In June 2023 the school was rated ‘Requires Improvement’ by Ofsted.
This school is a member of The Heart Education Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Henderson Green Primary School, Heartsease Primary Academy and Lingwood Primary Academy.)
Particular strengths include Finances, Admissions and Environment. Relative weaknesses include Attainment and Disadvantaged pupils.
The school's overall score (out of 100) is given below. Coloured segments show the contributions of each indicator, explained in more detail below. Hover over the segments for details. Personalise the score by clicking on the button to set your own priorities.
Choose what matters most to you with the menus below. By default, all indicators are set to ‘Relevant’ and are weighted equally in calculating overall scores for each school. Choose ‘Important’ for higher priorities and ‘Unimportant’ or ‘Ignore’ for lower priorities.

Other schools nearby

Overall scores for nearby schools are shown. Hover over the circles to see school names; click on them to go the corresponding school pages. Use the button on the left to personalise these scores based on your own priorities.
Distance
(miles)
Score Name
0.4Norwich Primary Academy
0.5Clover Hill VA Infant and Nursery School
0.7Henderson Green Primary School
0.9West Earlham Infant and Nursery School
0.9West Earlham Junior School
1.0Costessey Primary School
1.1St Michael's VA Junior School
1.2Wensum Junior School
1.2Chapel Break Infant School
1.3Bluebell Primary School
1.4Nelson Infant School
1.5Kinsale Infant School
Overall scores for nearby schools are shown. Click on school names to go their corresponding pages. Use the button on the left to personalise these scores based on your own priorities.

Finances: Excellent. The school budget has been roughly in balance
Admissions: Excellent. The occupancy rate is very low.
Environment: Above average. Air pollution and traffic accidents are quite low, while crime is quite high.
Representation: Slightly 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. Show details
Disadvantaged pupils: Below average. Progress in maths, reading and writing are all below average.
Progress: Poor. Progress in maths is poor, in reading it is poor and in writing it is below average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)
Attendance: Poor. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both very high.
Attainment: Poor. Maths, reading and GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) attainment are all poor. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)
Copyright © 2024 | Last updated 1/1/2024