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Valley School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Community special school
Whitehaven Road, Bramhall, Stockport SK7 1EN · valley.stockport.sch.uk · 0161 439 7343
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jun 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 0%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Stockport 66%, England 62%
- Pupils
- 56
- 3 over 53 places · 106%
- Local authority
- Stockport
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 54.5%
- First language not English
- 12.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2024/25, 0% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Stockport it was 66%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼0% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| Reading | n/a | 106 | |
| Maths | n/a | 105 | |
| Grammar and spelling | n/a | 105 | |
hidden: too few pupils to publish
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Valley School on 30 June 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Exceptional
- Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard
- Achievement: Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard
- Personal development and well-being: Exceptional
- Early years: Strong standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 30 Jun 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Exceptional |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Exceptional |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Remains Outstanding, ungraded inspection, Apr 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Apr 2022Ungraded inspectionRemains Outstanding
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Feb 2011Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Nov 2007Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (21 replies, to 2 April 2023).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 21
- 36% · 2 Apr 2023
based on the 43% who raised concerns
based on the 10% who had a child bullied
based on 21 parents (100%) with SEND