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Valley Primary

Community school · Solihull · B92 8LW

Ages 3–11 · 610 pupils · Solihull

KS2 expected (RWM)

64%

Overall absence

6.8%

Admissions demand

0.87 · Often has places

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)64%
Higher standard (RWM)9%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
104.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
104.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence6.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)17.3%
Unauthorised1.9%
Authorised absence
4.9%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.7%
Enrolments in measure
527

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.87 · Often has places

1st preferences

66

Places offered

80

1st-preference offers

66

Total preferences (any rank)
135
Preferred offers (top 3)
76
Applications from outside LA
36
Offers to outside-LA applicants
18

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (18 Jan 2024).

Capacity fill86%

610 pupils · 710 places

Pupils on roll
610
Boys / girls
299 / 311
School capacity
710
Capacity fill
610 / 710 (86%)
Free school meals
18.1%
FSM pupils
106
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
Has Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Miss Susan Milewski

Location

Address
Old Lode Lane
Postcode
B92 8LW
Town
Solihull
County
West Midlands
Local authority
Solihull
District
Solihull
Constituency
Meriden and Solihull East
Urban/rural
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation

SEN & specialist provision

As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

SEN types
SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
Special classes
Has Special Classes
Resourced provision
Resourced provision
Resourced places
4 on roll / 4 capacity

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Solihull, Solihull, 610 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, special school. Free school meals: 18.1%. SEN provision includes: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication.

Open schools in Solihull
65
Primary schools in Solihull
43
Academies among open schools in Solihull
54% (35)
Open schools in B92
15
Primary in B92
11
Open schools in Solihull LA
90
Primary in Solihull LA
59

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

  • Valley Primary

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Solihull · B92 8LW · Solihull

    Ages 3–11

    • FSM16.3%

    0.0 miles away

  • St Andrew's Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Solihull · B92 8QL · Solihull

    Ages 3–11

    • KS260%
    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM16.9%
    • Demand0.97

    0.6 miles away

  • Ulverley School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Solihull · B92 8RZ · Solihull

    Ages 2–11

    • KS258%
    • Absence5.9%
    • FSM22.5%
    • Demand1.10

    0.8 miles away

  • Community school · Primary

    Solihull · B92 7QF · Solihull

    Ages 3–11

    • KS261%
    • Absence5.8%
    • FSM19.4%
    • Demand0.94

    0.9 miles away

  • Mapledene Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Birmingham · B26 3XE · Birmingham

    Ages 4–11

    • KS260%
    • Absence7.5%
    • FSM46.1%
    • Demand0.95

    1.0 miles away

  • Community school · Primary

    Birmingham · B26 3YN · Birmingham

    Ages 3–11

    • KS243%
    • Absence6.7%
    • FSM50.7%
    • Demand0.96

    1.0 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Miss Susan Milewski

Official links