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Valence Primary School

Barking and Dagenham, RM8 3ARPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Jun 2024
KS2 Results
52%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
49 1st-choice / 51 places
Ranking
#10,326
of 13,686 nationally

About Valence Primary School

Valence Primary School was rated Good in its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2024, with inspectors noting that leadership and management are Outstanding. The school’s ungraded inspection confirmed it remains Good, a rating it has held consistently since at least 2010. On the key academic measure for primary schools, 52% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined at Key Stage 2 in the 2023/24 academic year. That is below the local authority average of 65% for Barking and Dagenham, and places Valence 35th out of 39 primary schools in the borough. Just 2% of pupils reached the higher standard across all three subjects, though individual subject scores tell a slightly stronger story: 68% achieved the expected standard in maths, 67% in reading, and 60% in writing. Average scaled scores were 104 in maths and 103 in reading.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressBonham Road, Dagenham, Barking and Dagenham, RM8 3AR
HeadteacherRichard November
Local AuthorityBarking and Dagenham
Number of Pupils895
Free School Meals (FSM)24.3%
School Capacity895 / 1,050 (85% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

12 Jun 2024
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Outstanding
Early Years Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (12 Jun 2024): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 13 Feb 2015. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

9
Dining HallPlaying FieldsSports HallArt StudiosForest SchoolICT SuiteLibrarySensory RoomChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

9

Sports

SwimmingCross CountryRoundersAthleticsGymnasticsNetball

Clubs & Activities

Art ClubCodingFilm Club

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

SEN Unit
AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingLearning DifficultySEN UnitResourced Provision

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:45 – 15:15

Breakfast club

07:30-08:45

Source: valenceprimaryschool.com. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Valence Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.