Valley Primary School and Nursery
Primary schoolValley Primary School and Nursery is a primary school in Cumberland, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 286 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, March 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 7 March 2024
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, 36% of pupils at Valley Primary School and Nursery met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 56% in Cumberland and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Cumberland | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 36% | 56% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 5% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 98 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99 | 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- St Gregory and St Patrick's Catholic Infant SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), March 20241.1 km
- Hensingham Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), April 2024. 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
- Monkwray Junior SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, July 2023. 41% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.6 km
- Jericho Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), November 2023. 89% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.7 km
- The Whitehaven AcademySecondary. Good (overall), May 2023. Attainment 8 of 43.0 (2025/26, provisional)1.7 km
- St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade. 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.7 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Cumberland
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).