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The Valley School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Community special school
Broadhall Way, Stevenage SG2 9BN · thevalley.herts.sch.uk · 01438 747274
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 0.2
- average Attainment 8 score. Hertfordshire 50.6, England 46
- Pupils
- 193
- 28 over 165 places · 117%
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Free school meals
- 40.9%
- First language not English
- 6.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 0.2, and 0% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Hertfordshire it was 50.6, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼0.2 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼0.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼0.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼0.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼0.02 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Further education | 86.2 | +7.4 |
| Other education | 3.4 | +0.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.4 | −5.7 |
| Activity not captured | 6.9 | +3.9 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected The Valley School on 5 November 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 5 Nov 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Jul 2023
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Jul 2023Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jan 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Oct 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Nov 2011Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement
What parents said
92% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (25 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 92%
- Replies
- 25
- 13% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 80% who raised concerns
based on the 12% who had a child bullied
based on 25 parents (100%) with SEND