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Valence Primary School

Primary

Barking and Dagenham · Dagenham · RM8 3AR www.valenceprimaryschool.com

Pupils
895
cap. 1,050
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
60%
RWM expected · 2024/25
5%
RWM higher · 2024/25
895
Pupils · 2024/25
65%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
60%
RWM expected · 2024/25
5%
RWM higher · 2024/25
895
Pupils · 2024/25
65%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 12/06/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBarking and Dagenham
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio20.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Valence Primary School · Primary · Barking and Dagenham

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
60%
+8pp
71%62%52%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 60%
RWM higher standard
5%
+3pp
12%6%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 5%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
66%
Reading higher standard
26%
Writing expected standard
70%
Writing higher standard
7%
Maths expected standard
74%
Maths higher standard
28%
Science expected standard
81%
SPAG expected standard
72%
SPAG higher standard
28%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
GPS scaled score
105.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
895
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
65%
FSM eligible
28%
SEN
20%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
13%

Contact

Address
Bonham Road, Dagenham, RM8 3AR
Local authority
Barking and Dagenham
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2560%5%66%26%70%7%74%28%81%72%104.0104.0105.020%895
2023/2452%2%67%17%60%3%68%21%74%70%103.0104.0105.019%949
2022/2356%0%72%19%71%0%79%27%86%81%104.0106.0106.0-0.60-0.90+1.5017%974
2018/1965%6%72%21%82%9%79%21%84%81%103.0105.0108.0-2.10-2.60-1.3016%1,187
2017/1871%12%75%24%85%21%80%29%89%81%104.0105.0107.0-1.10+0.50+0.4016%1,213
2016/1775%8%77%20%87%22%92%34%88%85%103.0107.0108.0+0.30+2.50+3.1017%1,278

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2589520.620%65%28%5%13%
2023/2494921.619%63%31%5%12%
2022/2397425.617%61%31%6%16%
2021/2299122.117%58%33%5%12%
2020/211,04321.418%56%29%
2018/191,18723.016%53%29%3%4%
2017/181,21320.616%50%28%3%5%
2016/171,27823.917%47%31%3%5%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.