Valence Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Dagenham, Barking and Dagenham
Last distance offered · Reception 2025
Not published
From London Borough of Barking and Dagenham · offers on 16 April 2025
Reception last distance offered, 2017–2024 (miles)
Valence Primary School is a primary school in Dagenham, Barking and Dagenham for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 12 June 2024. Barking and Dagenham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2017 to 2025 entry.
Valence Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2025 | Not published |
| Reception 2024 | 0.81 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 0.81 mi |
| Reception 2022 | Not published |
| Reception 2021 | 1.00 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 0.39 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 0.65 mi |
| Reception 2018 | 0.36 mi |
| Reception 2017 | 0.35 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Reception 2026 had 49 first-choice applications for 52 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 3 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- The Reception last distance in 2024 was about the same as in 2023 and further than in 2017, and it swung sharply between some years.
- In 2024/25, 60% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, the 4th lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Barking and Dagenham.
- In 2024/25, 5% reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths (England 8%), while 60% met the expected standard (England 62%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Barking and Dagenham schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Bonham Road, Dagenham, RM8 3AR
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Barking and Dagenham
- Pupils on roll
- 848 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 22.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 12 June 2024
Strengths
- “The school encourages pupils to be respectful of others and of the differences between people.”
- “Through the curriculum, the school motivates pupils to be independent and to work hard.”
- “Leaders have high academic expectations of all pupils.”
To improve
- “However, occasionally teaching does not check as routinely that all pupils understand and remember what they have been taught.”
- “When this occurs, memorising and building key subject content over time is hindered.”
- “Pupils’ written work across subjects and outcomes in writing national assessments are not as high.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 September 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 60% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 49 first-preference applications, 52 offers in total, 49 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Barking and Dagenham.
- Henry Green Primary School 0.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Grafton Primary School 0.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Vincent's Catholic Primary School 0.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Southwood Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Five Elms Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The St Teresa Catholic Primary School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Becontree Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published