Valley Primary

Academy converter·Primary school Solihull·B92 8LW
Composite score
46.9
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National rank
#890
In West Midlands
#42
In Solihull
Top 57%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
65%
% achieving higher RWM
4%
Reading average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
104.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
57 first choices, 57 places
First choices per place
1.00
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
128
any preference, for 57 places
Applications from another council area
31%

Every child who put Valley Primary first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
3–11
Pupils on roll
597
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
16.1%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
29.3%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
15.6%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
2.5%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Staffing & funding

Spend per pupil
£4,299
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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School overview

Valley Primary is a primary school serving Solihull, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. It has 597 pupils aged 3 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Valley Primary 'Good'. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 65% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — broadly in line with the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 1.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 107 in reading and 104 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 4% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Valley Primary was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 57 families who put it first were offered a place. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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