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Valley Primary School and Nursery

Cumberland, CA28 8DAPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Mar 2024
KS2 Results
36%
meeting expected standard in RWM
First choices / offers
0.9×
First choices did not exceed offers made
24 1st-choice / 27 offers made
Ranking
#11,702
of 13,686 nationally

About Valley Primary School and Nursery

Valley Primary School and Nursery is a state-funded primary school in Cumberland, North West, for pupils aged 3 to 11 for boys and girls. DfE data records 286 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 294.

The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Good (7 Mar 2024). 36% met the expected KS2 standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25. admissions data records 24 first-preference applications and 27 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.

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Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
AddressWhinlatter Road, Whitehaven, Cumberland, CA28 8DA
HeadteacherMrs Sarah Jardine
Local AuthorityCumberland
Number of Pupils286
Free School Meals (FSM)38.1%
School Capacity286 / 294 (97% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

7 Mar 2024
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (7 Mar 2024): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 26 Mar 2015. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Published SEND Data

AutismMental HealthSpeech & LanguageVisionLearning DifficultyOther

Source: Department for Education. Confirm current provision with the school's SENCO.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:55 – 15:15

Breakfast club

08:00-08:55

After-school care

15:15-16:30

Source: valleyprimary.cumbria.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Valley Primary School and Nursery has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This is the overall judgement recorded under the inspection framework in use on the inspection date. Read the report and date before comparing it with newer inspections.