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New Valley Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Sponsored academy
Purley, Old Lodge Lane CR8 4AZ · newvalleyprimary.com · 020 8660 1325
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jun 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 56%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Croydon 68%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 5.81 mi
- 9.35 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Croydon Council
- Demand for places
- 0.5
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 191
- 91% of 210 places
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 30.4%
- First language not English
- 24.1%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Pace Academy Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 5.81 mi (9.35 km) from the school; in September 2025 it was 5.37 mi (8.64 km). Source: Croydon Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 9 families put the school first and 17 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 17 | 9 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 29 | 9 | 0.3 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 26 | 13 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 27 | 17 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 13 | 5 | 0.4 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 5.81 mi9.35 km | |
| September 2025 | 5.37 mi8.64 km | |
| September 2024 | 7.80 mi12.55 km | |
| September 2022 | All | |
The furthest distance at which the school offered a place for the 2024, 2025 and 2026 intake.
The council lists the school as having vacancies on 19 April 2022: everyone who applied was offered a place.
Results
In 2024/25, 56% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Croydon it was 68%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼56% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 29 June 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for New Valley Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 28 Jun 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jun 2017
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jun 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
98% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (44 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 98%
- Replies
- 44
- 25% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 59% who raised concerns
based on the 30% who had a child bullied