SCHOOL PROFILE

Valence Primary School

Primary Community school URN 101222
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 1,050 Published school capacity
Capacity used 80.8% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

12 June 2024
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Barking and Dagenham
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 848 774 full-time · 74 part-time
Female pupils 396 46.7% of pupils
Male pupils 452 53.3% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

22.5%
2.3 pts below England
School 22.5%
Barking and Dagenham 26.4%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

66.5%
46.2 pts above England
School 66.5%
Barking and Dagenham 48.5%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

7.2%
6.2 pts above England
School 7.2%
Barking and Dagenham 0.8%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
18.5%
157
Any other White background
16.9%
143
Bangladeshi
13.8%
117
Pakistani
11.0%
93
African
10.8%
92
Indian
7.7%
65
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 20.4% 173 of 848 pupils
0.4 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 20.4%
Barking and Dagenham 18.4%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 15.1% 128 pupils
England 14.8% 0.3 pts above
EHC plans 5.3% 45 pupils
England 6.0% 0.7 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder 75
Speech, language & communication 65
Social, emotional & mental health 22
Moderate learning difficulty 8
Severe learning difficulty 3

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

60.0% 0.4 pts below England
School 60.0%
Barking and Dagenham 64.9%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

66.0%

7.8 pts below England

School 66.0%
Barking and Dagenham 76.0%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

70.0%

0.3 pts below England

School 70.0%
Barking and Dagenham 72.2%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

74.0%

2.0 pts above England

School 74.0%
Barking and Dagenham 75.0%
London 77.7%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

5.12%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.09 pts lower than England
School 5.12%
Barking and Dagenham 6.41%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

12.57%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

3.25 pts lower than England
School 12.57%
Barking and Dagenham 17.96%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.26%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.54 pts lower than England
School 0.26%
Barking and Dagenham 1.81%
London 1.67%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

80.8% 7.4 pts below England
Valence Primary School
80.8%
Barking and Dagenham
83.4%
London
85.9%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information