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Primary school

Valley Road School

  • Community School
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Oxfordshire
  • RG9 1RR
Ofsted Good · inspected Feb 2012 Top school 2024/25

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 140 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 1%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 92%92%2016/17: top 35%2017/18: top 44%2018/19: top 50%2022/23: top 25%2023/24: top 11%2024/25: top 1%No exams

Against South EastArrows: South East rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM94% · South East 64%10/10 Top 10%+53.9 pts
Higher standard, RWM23% · South East 7%10/10 Top 10%+33.2 pts
Reading score112 · South East 10610/10 Top 10%+59 pts
Maths score111 · South East 10510/10 Top 10%+45 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 29% · 28 pupils · South East 57%2016/17: 69% · 29 pupils · South East 65%2017/18: 69% · 26 pupils · South East 68%2018/19: 67% · 30 pupils · South East 68%2022/23: 72% · 29 pupils · South East 61%2023/24: 80% · 30 pupils · South East 62%2024/25: 94% · 31 pupils · South East 64%94%29%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 28 pupils · South East 5%2016/17: 17% · 29 pupils · South East 8%2017/18: 15% · 26 pupils · South East 10%2018/19: 13% · 30 pupils · South East 10%2022/23: 3% · 29 pupils · South East 7%2023/24: 17% · 30 pupils · South East 7%2024/25: 23% · 31 pupils · South East 7%23%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 101 · 28 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 106 · 29 pupils · South East 1052017/18: 108 · 26 pupils · South East 1062018/19: 105 · 30 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 107 · 29 pupils · South East 1062023/24: 108 · 30 pupils · South East 1062024/25: 112 · 31 pupils · South East 106112101No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 101 · 28 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 105 · 29 pupils · South East 1042017/18: 105 · 26 pupils · South East 1052018/19: 106 · 30 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 106 · 29 pupils · South East 1042023/24: 107 · 30 pupils · South East 1042024/25: 111 · 31 pupils · South East 105111101No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in72.5%
29 of 40 who put it first2014 · 74.4%2026 · 72.5%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st4029
2nd201
3rd140

Last distance offered: London only

0.8 km from Henley South · approx.: from the area's centre, not your door

Inspections · 2007–2022

  1. 2007Good
  2. 2012Good
  3. 2017Ungraded visit
  4. 2022Remains Good

4 strong areas

  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils

0 weak areas

4 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026165
Free school meals (past 6 years)6.7%
First language not English10.3%
SEN support13.9%
EHC plan0.0%
Absence (sessions missed)2.8%
Persistently absent pupils1.4%

Girls 43.6%Boys 56.4%

78.6% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher20.4
Pupils per adult12.0
  • Classroom teachers 7.1
  • Leadership 1
  • Teaching assistants 5.2
  • Other support 2.8

Teachers 8.1 FTE · Whole workforce 16.1 · 29 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£6,793
Spend per pupil£7,584
Staff spend per pupil£5,507
Reserve per pupil−£1,055
  • −£174,014revenue reserve
  • −£130,639in-year balance

Grants £5,635 · self-generated £1,157 · premises £486 per pupil