# Valley Road Academy

Valley Road Academy is a primary school in Sunderland, for pupils aged 2 to 11.

It had 344 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E144221. [Sunderland](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 2 to 11
- Pupils: 344
- Council: Sunderland
- URN: 144221

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, October 2022
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 19 October 2022
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 85% of pupils at Valley Road Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 66% in Sunderland and 62% in England.
15% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Sunderland | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 85% | 66% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 15% | 11% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108 | 105 | 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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Southmoor Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/southmoor-academy-e138103): 730 m. Secondary. School remains Good, September 2022. Attainment 8 of 46.8 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Grangetown Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/grangetown-primary-school-e108758): 810 m. Primary. School remains Good, November 2022. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Ashbrooke School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ashbrooke-school-e143532): 840 m. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [Hudson Road Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hudson-road-primary-school-e108772): 910 m. Primary. Good (overall), May 2023. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Hopespring Sunderland](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hopespring-sunderland-e147648): 1.2 km. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Hill View Junior Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hill-view-junior-academy-e144224): 1.2 km. Primary. Standards maintained, January 2025. 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/144221)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/144221)

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