The Valley SchoolLonsdale School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Stevenage.
Summary of the comparison
This page compares The Valley School and Lonsdale School in Stevenage.
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 Lonsdale School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 0.2 for The Valley School and 0.3 for Lonsdale School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at The Valley School (0.3 in 2022-23, 0.2 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | StevenageThe Valley School | StevenageLonsdale 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 | Community special school | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 3-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 193 | 128 | |
| Capacity | 165 | 132 | |
| Location | Stevenage, SG2 9BN | Stevenage, SG2 8UT | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 0.2 | 0.3 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 0.0% | 0.0% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 0.0% | 0.0% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 0.0% | 0.0% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 0.02 Stronger figure | 0.00 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 35 | 13 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 190 | 129 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 45.8% | 38.8% | |
| English as an additional language | 5.8% | 4.7% | |
| SEN support | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 9.3% Stronger figure | 15.7% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 20.6% Stronger figure | 53.9% | 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
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
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
Lonsdale School
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