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Overview
SCHOOL PROFILE

Valley Primary

Primary Academy converter URN 151018
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 710 Published school capacity
Capacity used 81.8% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

27 June 2023
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
Published 21 September 2023 View Ofsted record
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Solihull
Trust THE ELLIOT FOUNDATION ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 581 566 full-time · 15 part-time
Female pupils 284 48.9% of pupils
Male pupils 297 51.1% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

15.8%
9.0 pts below England
School 15.8%
Solihull 24.8%
West Midlands 30.6%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

31.3%
11.0 pts above England
School 31.3%
Solihull 13.7%
West Midlands 22.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.3%
0.7 pts below England
School 0.3%
Solihull 1.0%
West Midlands 0.6%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
56.3%
327
Pakistani
18.6%
108
White and Black Caribbean
3.6%
21
Any other Asian background
3.1%
18
White and Asian
2.8%
16
Any other ethnic group
2.6%
15
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 17.4% 101 of 581 pupils
3.4 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 17.4%
Solihull 21.0%
West Midlands 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 14.5% 84 pupils
England 14.8% 0.3 pts below
EHC plans 2.9% 17 pupils
England 6.0% 3.1 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 30
Speech, language & communication 27
Moderate learning difficulty 23
Autistic spectrum disorder 10
Specific learning difficulty 7
Physical disability 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.

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

6.31%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.09 pts higher than England
School 6.31%
Solihull 6.93%
West Midlands 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

15.96%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

0.14 pts higher than England
School 15.96%
Solihull 17.64%
West Midlands 16.42%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.82%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.01 pts higher than England
School 1.82%
Solihull 2.39%
West Midlands 1.82%
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

81.8% 6.4 pts below England
Valley Primary
81.8%
Solihull
94.5%
West Midlands
91.3%
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