Academy sponsor led · Norfolk

Valley Primary Academy

5–11Ages
153Pupils
PrimaryPhase
151308URN

Gentry Place, Norwich, NR5 8XZ

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2023 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

0.5 below Norfolk median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Norfolk

18 applications for 12 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

67%met the expected standard

Norfolk 57% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 6 June 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good
Early years provision	Good

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About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.5applications per place, Reception

0.5 below Norfolk median (2.0) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

18 applications · 12 places offered · 11 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.5; Norfolk median median 2.0
2025 1.6; Norfolk median median 2.0
2024 1.6; Norfolk median median 1.7; as the previous school
2023 1.4; Norfolk median median 1.7; as the previous school
2022 1.0; Norfolk median median 1.7; as the previous school
2021 1.5; Norfolk median median 1.7; as the previous school
2020 1.9; Norfolk median median 1.7; as the previous school
2019 1.7; Norfolk median median 1.7; as the previous school
2018 1.4; Norfolk median median 1.7; as the previous school
2017 1.8; Norfolk median median 1.6; as the previous school
2016 1.3; Norfolk median median 1.6; as the previous school
2015 1.7; Norfolk median median 1.7; as the previous school
2014 1.7; Norfolk median median 1.6; as the previous school

This school
Norfolk median

Dashed bars: as Valley Primary Academy (URN 142818), Valley Primary School (URN 134944), the previous school.

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	12	18	1.5	11	0.92
Sep 2025	14	23	1.6	14	1.00
Sep 2024 *	15	24	1.6	15	1.00
Sep 2023 *	15	21	1.4	14	0.93
Sep 2022 *	23	24	1.0	23	1.00
Sep 2021 *	14	21	1.5	15	1.07
Sep 2020 *	20	37	1.9	20	1.00
Sep 2019 *	19	33	1.7	18	0.95
Sep 2018 *	25	35	1.4	23	0.92
Sep 2017 *	27	48	1.8	25	0.93
Sep 2016 *	30	39	1.3	22	0.73
Sep 2015 *	30	51	1.7	34	1.13
Sep 2014 *	28	48	1.7	26	0.93

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 83% · Writing 83% · Maths 70% → all three 67% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard67%65th of 263 in Norfolk

Norfolk 57% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard83%

Norfolk 73% England 78%

Higher standard27%

Norfolk 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard83%

Norfolk 68% England 75%

Greater depth3%

Norfolk 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard70%

Norfolk 71% England 77%

Higher standard13%

Norfolk 19% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Norfolk median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	67%	0%	105	102
2023/24
2022/23

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Valley Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Requires improvement2023

1.5applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Norwich Primary Academy
0.5 km · Norfolk

Standards maintained2025

1.8applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
Clover Hill VA Infant and Nursery School
0.9 km · Norfolk

Standards maintained2025

2.0applications per place
Henderson Green Primary Academy
1.0 km · Norfolk

Requires improvement2024

2.4applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
West Earlham Infant and Nursery School
1.1 km · Norfolk

Standards maintained2024

1.5applications per place
West Earlham Junior School
1.1 km · Norfolk

Standards maintained2024

38%met the SATs standard
Costessey Primary School
1.6 km · Norfolk

Good2023

2.0applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Wensum Junior School
1.8 km · Norfolk

2026

65%met the SATs standard
St Michael's VA Junior School
1.8 km · Norfolk

Remains Good2023

69%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 151308 · 926/2273
Trust: Unity Schools Partnership
Capacity: 210 pupils · 153 on roll
Free school meals: 42.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2024
Replaced: Valley Primary Academy (URN 142818); Valley Primary School (URN 134944)
Address: Gentry Place, Norwich, NR5 8XZ
Local authority: Norfolk · Norwich

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources