Valley Road Academy, Sunderland

Valley Road Academy is an academy. It has 53 staff (about 45 FTEs), including 21 teachers (about 20 FTEs). The present school opened in 2018.

This school is a member of Iris Learning Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Highfield Academy and Teesville Academy.)

Particular strengths include Qualified teachers, Unfilled vacancies and Pupil:teacher ratio. Relative weaknesses include Assistant:teacher ratio and Staff development.

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.

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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
0.5		Grangetown Primary School
0.6		Hudson Road Primary School
0.6		Hill View Junior Academy
0.9		Hill View Infant Academy
1.1		St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland
1.2		Richard Avenue Primary School
1.4		Dame Dorothy Primary School
1.6		Barnes Junior School
1.6		Barnes Infant Academy
1.6		Plains Farm Academy
1.6		Ryhope Junior School
1.6		Ryhope Infant School Academy

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