Primary school

Valley View Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • South Tyneside
  • NE32 5QY
Ofsted areas (no overall grade) · inspected Mar 2025

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 5,069 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 34%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 67%67%2016/17: top 18%18% · 2016/172017/18: top 22%2018/19: top 20%2022/23: top 40%2023/24: top 82%2024/25: top 34%No exams

Against North East

Expected standard, RWM70% · North East 67%6/10 Middle
Higher standard, RWM13% · North East 8%8/10 Above
Reading score105 · North East 1054/10 Below
Maths score107 · North East 1058/10 Above
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 47% · 30 pupils · North East 58%2016/17: 78% · 27 pupils · North East 68%2017/18: 78% · 27 pupils · North East 72%2018/19: 79% · 29 pupils · North East 69%2022/23: 66% · 32 pupils · North East 65%2023/24: 48% · 30 pupils · North East 64%2024/25: 70% · 30 pupils · North East 67%79%47%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 3% · 30 pupils · North East 5%2016/17: 7% · 27 pupils · North East 7%2017/18: 26% · 27 pupils · North East 10%2018/19: 14% · 29 pupils · North East 10%2022/23: 3% · 32 pupils · North East 7%2023/24: 0% · 30 pupils · North East 6%2024/25: 13% · 30 pupils · North East 8%26%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 101 · 30 pupils · North East 1032016/17: 104 · 27 pupils · North East 1042017/18: 106 · 27 pupils · North East 1062018/19: 104 · 29 pupils · North East 1052022/23: 106 · 32 pupils · North East 1052023/24: 103 · 30 pupils · North East 1052024/25: 105 · 30 pupils · North East 105106101No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 101 · 30 pupils · North East 1032016/17: 106 · 27 pupils · North East 1052017/18: 106 · 27 pupils · North East 1052018/19: 106 · 29 pupils · North East 1052022/23: 103 · 32 pupils · North East 1042023/24: 100 · 30 pupils · North East 1042024/25: 107 · 30 pupils · North East 105107100No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in58.7%
27 of 46 who put it first2014 · 90.6%2026 · 58.7%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st4627
2nd180
3rd120

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2025

  • Personal developmentOutstanding
  • Quality of educationGood
  • Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
  • Early years provisionOutstanding
  • Leadership and managementOutstanding
  • SafeguardingEffective
  1. 2006Good
  2. 2010Good
  3. 2014Outstanding
  4. 2025Lowest Good

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026251
Free school meals (past 6 years)22.9%
First language not English2.3%
SEN support29.6%
EHC plan0.4%
Absence (sessions missed)4.0%
Persistently absent pupils6.7%

Girls 49.8%Boys 50.2%

86.9% full · 289 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 32 responses (12.4% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school96.9% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school100% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved90.6% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 75% not applicable62.5% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year96.9% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 37.5% not applicable85% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?0% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 0% who said Yes above0% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child93.8% agree
  • My child does well at this school93.8% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing87.5% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school96.9% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school96.9% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development87.5% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent93.8% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher23.3
Pupils per adult11.6
  • Classroom teachers 8
  • Leadership 2.5
  • Teaching assistants 9.5
  • Other support 4.6

Teachers 10.5 FTE · Whole workforce 24.6 · 35 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£6,700
Spend per pupil£6,799
Staff spend per pupil£5,174
Reserve per pupil£328
  • +£80,090revenue reserve
  • −£24,132in-year balance

Grants £6,633 · self-generated £90 · premises £264 per pupil