Valley Primary Academy
Primary schoolValley Primary Academy is a primary school in Norwich, for pupils aged 5 to 11. It had 153 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Requires improvement (overall), June 2023, before the school changed
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 6 June 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Requires improvement
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 67% of pupils at Valley Primary Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 56% in Norfolk and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Norfolk | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 56% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 5% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102 | 103 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Future EducationSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file490 m
- Norwich Primary AcademyPrimary. Standards maintained, March 2025. 49% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)550 m
- Banks House SchoolSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file620 m
- Earlham Nursery SchoolNursery. Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met630 m
- Clover Hill VA Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, May 2025850 m
- Henderson Green Primary AcademyPrimary. Requires improvement (overall), April 2024. 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Norwich
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).