Valentine Primary School

Type	Primary / Community school
Age Range	4-11
Religion	Does not apply
Address	Valentine Avenue Sholing Southampton Hampshire SO19 0EQ
Phone	02380448944
Reference Number	132025

General Makeup

Number of pupils	588
Boy/Girl ratio	Boys: 54.08% Girls: 45.92%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals	47.6%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language	9.9%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes	26.2
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher	26.4
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher	26.1

Year Groups

Year	Boys	Girls	Total
1	48	32	80
2	42	40	82
3	40	42	82
4	39	40	79
5	69	40	109
6	46	34	80

Ethnicities

Ethnicity	Percentage
White, British	84%
White, Other	5.8%
Mixed, Other	1.7%
White & Black (Caribbean)	1.2%
White & Asian	1%
Unclassified	0.9%
African	0.9%
White & Black (African)	0.7%
Pakistani	0.5%
Asian, Other	0.5%
Chinese	0.3%
Indian	0.3%
Caribbean	0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating	Requires Improvement
> Quality of education	Requires Improvement
> Behaviour & Attitude	Requires Improvement
> Personal Development	Good
> Leadership & Management	Requires Improvement
> Early Years Provision	Good
Last Inspection Date	2023-10-18

Date	Description	Report
2023-09-13	Monitoring visit	Monitoring visit
2022-09-21	School inspection:	School inspection:
2021-07-16	Monitoring visit	Monitoring visit
2021-03-04	Monitoring visit	Monitoring visit
2019-03-26	Full inspection:	Full inspection:
2018-07-16	Monitoring visit	Monitoring visit
2016-11-09	Full inspection:	Full inspection:
2013-01-15	Interim assessment	Interim assessment
2010-07-07	Full inspection:	Full inspection:
2007-06-19	Full inspection:	Full inspection:
2001-02-26	Full inspection	Full inspection

Ofsted Parent View

The latest published parent view scores are from 2022. Ofsted only publish scores if there have been more than 10 responses to the survey.

	Strongly Agree	Agree	Disagree	Strongly Disagree	Don't Know	Total Responses
1. My child is happy at this school.	18	1	0	0	0	19
2. My child feels safe at this school.	19	0	0	0	0	19
3. The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved.	15	4	0	0	0	19
4. My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively.	18	0	0	0	0	1
5. The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year.	17	2	0	0	0	19
6. When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly.	10	7	2	0	0	0
7. My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed.
8. The school has high expectations for my child.	10	8	0	0	1	19
9. My child does well at this school.	16	3	0	0	0	19
10. The school lets me know how my child is doing.	15	3	1	0	0	19
11. There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school.	17	2	0	0	0	19
12. My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school.	17	2	0	0	0	19
13. The school supports my child’s wider personal development.	16	3	0	0	0	19
14. I would recommend this school to another parent.		18	1

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths	School Score	Percentile (local)	Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard	32%	Unlock	Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard	3%	Unlock	Unlock

Average Scaled Score

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Subject	School	Percentile (local)	Percentile (nationwide)
Reading	102	Unlock	Unlock
Maths	99	Unlock	Unlock

Progress Scores

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Metric	School Score	Percentile (local)	Percentile (nationwide)
Reading	-3.4	Unlock	Unlock
Writing	-6.5	Unlock	Unlock
Maths	-5.4	Unlock	Unlock

How many students meet the standards

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2024 Admissions

	Number of Applications	Number of Offers
First Preference	Unlock	Unlock
Second Preference	14	0
Third Preference	10	1
From another Local Authority	2	1

Previous Years

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Name	Distance
St Monica Primary School St Monica Road, Sholing, Southampton, Hampshire, SO19 8ES	0.64 miles
Hightown Primary School Tunstall Road, Thornhill, Southampton, Hampshire, SO19 6AA	0.76 miles
Weston Park Primary School Newtown Road, Weston, Southampton, Hampshire, SO19 9HX	0.78 miles
Springwell School Hinkler Road, Thornhill, Southampton, Hampshire, SO19 6DH	0.81 miles
Thornhill Primary School Byron Road, Thornhill, Southampton, Hampshire, SO19 6FH	0.9 miles
Sholing Infant School Heath Road, Sholing, Southampton, Hampshire, SO19 2QF	0.95 miles
Sholing Junior School Middle Road, Southampton, Hampshire, SO19 8PT	1.01 miles
Kanes Hill Primary School Fairfax Court, Hinkler Road, Thornhill, Southampton, Hampshire, SO19 6FW	1.24 miles
Netley Abbey Junior School Westwood Road, Netley Abbey, Southampton, Hampshire, SO31 5EL	1.25 miles
Netley Abbey Infant School Westwood Road, Netley Abbey, Southampton, Hampshire, SO31 5EL	1.25 miles
Weston Shore Infant School Foxcott Close, Weston, Southampton, SO19 9JQ	1.28 miles
Ludlow Junior School Peveril Road, Itchen, Southampton, Hampshire, SO19 2DW	1.29 miles
Ludlow Infant Academy Ludlow Road, Woolston, Southampton, Hampshire, SO19 2EU	1.33 miles
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Fort Road, Southampton, Hampshire, SO19 2JE	1.36 miles
Bursledon Junior School(CA) Long Lane, Bursledon, Southampton, Hampshire, SO31 8BZ	1.39 miles
Woolston Infant School Florence Road, Southampton, Hampshire, SO19 9DB	1.42 miles
Bursledon Church of England Infant School Long Lane, Bursledon, Southampton, Hampshire, SO31 8BZ	1.43 miles
Bitterne Church of England Primary School Brownlow Avenue, Bitterne, Southampton, Hampshire, SO19 7BX	1.45 miles
Harefield Primary School Yeovil Chase, Southampton, Hampshire, SO18 5NZ	1.61 miles
Glenfield Infant School Rossington Way, Bitterne, Southampton, Hampshire, SO18 4RN	1.67 miles

Name	Distance
Oasis Academy Mayfield Ashley Crescent, Southampton, Hampshire, SO19 9NA	0.4 miles
The Serendipity School 399 Hinkler Road, Thornhill, Southampton, Hampshire, SO19 6DS	0.86 miles
Weston Secondary School Tickleford Drive, Weston, Southampton, Hampshire, SO19 9QP	0.97 miles
Oasis Academy Sholing Middle Road, Sholing, Southampton, SO19 8PH	0.97 miles
Itchen College Middle Road, Bitterne, Southampton, Hampshire, SO19 7TB	1.04 miles
Woodlands Community College Minstead Avenue, Southampton, Hampshire, SO18 5FW	1.53 miles
The Hamble School Satchell Lane, Hamble-le-Rice, Southampton, Hampshire, SO31 4NE	1.77 miles
Yarrow Heights School Cobden Avenue, Southampton, SO18 1FS	1.95 miles
Wildern School Wildern Lane, Hedge End, Southampton, Hampshire, SO30 4EJ	2.33 miles
Bitterne Park School Dimond Road, Bitterne Park, Southampton, Hampshire, SO18 1BU	2.57 miles
The Gregg School Townhill Park House, Southampton, SO18 2GF	2.6 miles
Fair Ways School New Road, Swanwick, Hampshire, Southampton, Hampshire, SO31 7HE	2.89 miles
St Anne's Catholic School Carlton Road, Southampton, Hampshire, SO15 2WZ	3.04 miles
Deer Park School Sika Avenue, Hedge End, Southampton, Hampshire, SO30 2HT	3.12 miles
The Polygon School Handel Terrace, Southampton, Hampshire, SO15 2FH	3.22 miles
King's Academy Lord Wilson Montefiore Drive, Sarisbury Green, Southampton, Hampshire, SO31 7NL	3.3 miles
Brookfield Community School Brook Lane, Sarisbury Green, Southampton, Hampshire, SO31 7DU	3.32 miles
King Edward VI School Wilton Road, Southampton, SO15 5UQ	3.72 miles
St Mark's Church of England School Stafford Road, Shirley, Southampton, Hampshire, SO15 5TE	3.77 miles
Saint George Catholic Voluntary Aided College Southampton Leaside Way, Swaythling, Southampton, Hampshire, SO16 3DQ	3.83 miles

Valentine Primary School

General Makeup

Class Sizes

Year Groups

Ethnicities

Ofsted Parent View

How many students meet the standards

Average Scaled Score

Progress Scores

How many students meet the standards

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Average Scaled Score

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Progress Scores

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2024 Admissions

Previous Years

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Basics

Age Range

Special Schools

Independent Schools

Faith Schools

Key Stage 2 Attainment

Students Meeting expected standard

Students Meeting higher standard

GCSE Attainment

Attainment 8 score percentile

Students getting 5 or more GCSE's at grade 9-4 (A-C)