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Valley Road Academy

Sunderland, SR2 8PLPrimaryAges 2–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Oct 2022
KS2 Results
85%
meeting expected standard in RWM
First choices / offers
1.0×
First choices did not exceed offers made
34 1st-choice / 34 offers made
Ranking
🏆Top 25%
#2001 of 13,686 nationally

About Valley Road Academy

Valley Road Academy is a state-funded primary school in Sunderland, North East, for pupils aged 2 to 11 for boys and girls. DfE data records 344 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 420.

The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Good (19 Oct 2022). 85% met the expected KS2 standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25. admissions data records 34 first-preference applications and 34 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.

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Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range2 to 11 years
GenderMixed
AddressCorporation Road, Hendon, Sunderland, Sunderland, SR2 8PL
HeadteacherMrs Rebekah Bowman
Local AuthoritySunderland
Number of Pupils344
Free School Meals (FSM)34.0%
School Capacity344 / 420 (82% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

19 Oct 2022
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good

Latest monitoring visit (19 Oct 2022): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 10 Jun 2013. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Published SEND Data

AutismMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingVisionPhysicalLearning DifficultyOther

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Valley Road Academy 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.