The Valley SchoolEast Hall School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
This page compares The Valley School and East Hall School.
Neither school has a composite score. Our score needs published attainment data, which is not available for every school or every nation.
The Valley School was judged strong and East Hall School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 0.5 for The Valley School and 10.8 for East Hall School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at The Valley School (0.3 in 2022-23, 0.5 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | StevenageThe Valley School | HitchinEast Hall School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | Not scored | Not scored | |
| Local ranking | Not ranked | Not ranked | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: StrongStronger figure | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community special school | Other independent special school | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 14-17 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 193 | 16 | |
| Capacity | 165 | 22 | |
| Location | Stevenage, SG2 9BN | Hitchin, SG4 8DL | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 0.5 | 10.8 Stronger figure | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 0.0% | 10.0% Stronger figure | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 0.0% | 20.0% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 37 | 10 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 190 | 13 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 45.8% | 0.0% | |
| English as an additional language | 5.8% | Not reported | |
| SEN support | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 9.3% | Not reported | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 20.6% | Not reported | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
The Valley School
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