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EnglandNorth WestCumberlandCA28 8DAValley Primary School and Nursery
Primary

Valley Primary School and Nursery

Primary

Cumberland · Whitehaven · CA28 8DA www.valleyprimary.cumbria.sch.uk/

Pupils
288
cap. 294
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
36%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
288
Pupils · 2024/25
5%
EAL · 2024/25
22%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
36%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
288
Pupils · 2024/25
5%
EAL · 2024/25
22%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 07/03/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCumberland
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio19.1:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Valley Primary School and Nursery · Primary · Cumberland

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
36%
-9pp
64%50%36%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 36%
RWM higher standard
0%
-6pp
6%3%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
39%
Reading higher standard
15%
Writing expected standard
73%
Writing higher standard
9%
Maths expected standard
55%
Maths higher standard
15%
Science expected standard
82%
SPAG expected standard
42%
SPAG higher standard
12%
Reading scaled score
98.0
Maths scaled score
99.0
GPS scaled score
99.0

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
288
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
5%
FSM eligible
42%
SEN
32%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
22%

Contact

Address
Whinlatter Road, Whitehaven, CA28 8DA
Local authority
Cumberland
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
2024/2536%0%39%15%73%9%55%15%82%42%98.099.099.032%288
2023/2445%6%73%15%76%12%52%12%91%67%103.0100.0102.036%279
2022/2349%2%76%12%59%7%78%7%80%78%103.0101.0104.0-1.20-1.30-1.5027%273
2018/1963%6%74%29%74%14%63%11%100%74%104.0101.0104.0+1.30+0.30-2.5018%260
2017/1864%3%73%36%82%9%76%9%91%79%105.0103.0105.0+2.10+1.80+1.0018%261
2016/1726%2%38%12%64%12%31%7%76%52%97.096.0101.0-5.30+0.20-5.6020%266

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
2024/2528818.932%5%42%7%22%
2023/2427918.236%4%44%7%22%
2022/2327319.227%3%43%9%34%
2021/2226617.724%3%41%8%26%
2020/2125717.820%1%39%
2018/1926015.718%1%48%5%10%
2017/1826118.018%1%45%5%6%
2016/1726619.920%0%50%5%11%

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