Valley Primary School and Nursery
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Whitehaven, Cumberland
Valley Primary School and Nursery is a primary school in Whitehaven, Cumberland for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 7 March 2024.
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Key facts
- Address
- Whinlatter Road, Whitehaven, CA28 8DA
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Cumberland
- Pupils on roll
- 286 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 38.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 7 March 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy and cheerful at this school.”
- “They confidently greet visitors and are friendly and inquisitive.”
- “Staff have built warm and positive relationships with pupils.”
To improve
- “Although some pupils do not attend as well as they should, the school has robust systems in place to monitor this and to understand why this might be.”
- “However, at times, teachers do not consistently address some pupils’ errors and misunderstandings in their learning.”
- “As a result, some pupils do not learn all that they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 29 April 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) | 36% | 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: 24 first-preference applications, 27 offers in total, 24 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Cumberland.
- St Gregory and St Patrick's Catholic Infant School 0.7 mi Good
- Hensingham Primary School 0.8 mi Good
- Monkwray Junior School 1.0 mi School remains Good
- Jericho Primary School 1.0 mi Good
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School 1.1 mi Not judged
- Kells Infant School 1.1 mi Not judged
- St Begh's Catholic Junior School 1.2 mi School remains Good
- Moor Row Community Primary School 1.6 mi Good