Primary school

Sutton Valence Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Kent
  • ME17 3HT
Ofsted Good · inspected Dec 2017

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 11,268 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 75%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 73%73%2016/17: top 64%2017/18: top 62%62% · 2017/182018/19: top 84%2022/23: top 87%2023/24: top 78%2024/25: top 75%No exams

Against South East

Expected standard, RWM54% · South East 64%Small cohort: 28 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM0% · South East 7%Small cohort: 28 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score102 · South East 106Small cohort: 28 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score100 · South East 105Small cohort: 28 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 44% · 18 pupils · South East 57%2016/17: 57% · 30 pupils · South East 65%2017/18: 62% · 21 pupils · South East 68%2018/19: 52% · 31 pupils · South East 68%2022/23: 43% · 30 pupils · South East 61%2023/24: 50% · 26 pupils · South East 62%2024/25: 54% · 28 pupils · South East 64%62%43%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 18 pupils · South East 5%2016/17: 10% · 30 pupils · South East 8%2017/18: 29% · 21 pupils · South East 10%2018/19: 3% · 31 pupils · South East 10%2022/23: 0% · 30 pupils · South East 7%2023/24: 4% · 26 pupils · South East 7%2024/25: 0% · 28 pupils · South East 7%29%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 102 · 18 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 102 · 30 pupils · South East 1052017/18: 105 · 21 pupils · South East 1062018/19: 103 · 31 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 103 · 30 pupils · South East 1062023/24: 106 · 26 pupils · South East 1062024/25: 102 · 28 pupils · South East 106106102No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 98 · 18 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 101 · 30 pupils · South East 1042017/18: 104 · 21 pupils · South East 1052018/19: 102 · 31 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 101 · 30 pupils · South East 1042023/24: 101 · 26 pupils · South East 1042024/25: 100 · 28 pupils · South East 10510498No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
23 of 23 who put it first2014 · 80.8%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2323
2nd316
3rd271

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2023

  1. 2006Good
  2. 2009Good
  3. 2011Satisfactory
  4. 2013Requires improvement
  5. 2015Requires improvement
  6. 2017Good
  7. 2023Remains Good

4 strong areas

  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

1 weak areas

  • Outcomes for pupils

5 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026203
Free school meals (past 6 years)28.8%
First language not English13.2%
SEN support10.2%
EHC plan1.5%
Absence (sessions missed)7.2%
Persistently absent pupils25.8%

Girls 55.6%Boys 44.4%

96.7% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher19.9
Pupils per adult11.2
  • Classroom teachers 8.2
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 7.9
  • Other support 4.9

Teachers 10.2 FTE · Whole workforce 22.9 · 31 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£7,134
Spend per pupil£7,352
Staff spend per pupil£5,406
Reserve per pupil£366
  • +£74,230revenue reserve
  • −£44,370in-year balance

Grants £6,492 · self-generated £648 · premises £650 per pupil