Lea Valley Primary School

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 3-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Somerford Grove
London
N17 0PT
Phone 02088016915
Reference Number 102125

Lea Valley Primary School is performing well overall, achieving a good standard across various domains with notable strengths in personal development. The school fosters a caring and inclusive environment, encouraging positive behaviour and high expectations for all pupils, including those in the early years. Reading is prioritized, with effective teaching strategies in place that help develop pupils' love for reading. However, there are some areas for improvement within the curriculum, especially in ensuring that knowledge retention is adequately assessed and that language modeling in early years is consistently effective.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 402
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 51.49%
Girls: 48.51%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 31.1%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 83.6%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 27.1
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 26.6
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 28.9

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 28 17 45
2 28 27 55
3 25 30 55
4 29 31 60
5 30 29 59
6 32 25 57

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, Other 22.1%
African 12.9%
Mixed, Other 5%
White, British 2.2%
Caribbean 2.2%
Pakistani 2.2%
Asian, Other 1.7%
Indian 0.5%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.2%
White & Asian 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
White & Black (African) 0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Outstanding
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 24 May 2023
Date Report
24 May 2023 School inspection:
10 Oct 2017 Short inspection
09 Jul 2013 Full inspection:
08 Jun 2009 Full inspection:
09 May 2008 Curriculum and development visit
28 Feb 2006 Full inspection:
15 Nov 1999 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Strong emphasis on reading and effective teaching strategies.
  • Positive relationships and a nurturing environment for pupils.
  • Wide range of extracurricular activities and experiences.
  • Pupils demonstrate kindness and respect towards each other.
  • Effective support for pupils with special educational needs.

Areas for Improvement

  • Gaps in knowledge retention in some subjects.
  • Inconsistent language modeling in early years leading to missed vocabulary opportunities.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 53%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 4%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 102
Maths 102

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 0.8
Writing 1.5
Maths -0.6

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 13 1
Third Preference 12 0
From another Local Authority 5 0

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