Valence SchoolWest Heath School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
This page compares Valence School and West Heath School.
Neither school has a composite score. Our score needs published attainment data, which is not available for every school or every nation.
Valence School was judged Good and West Heath School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 3.7 for Valence School and 14.7 for West Heath School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has risen at Valence School (0.5 in 2021-22, 3.7 in 2024-25) and has risen at West Heath School (11.3 in 2021-22, 14.7 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | WesterhamValence School | KentWest Heath School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | Not scored | Not scored | |
| Local ranking | Not ranked | Not ranked | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Foundation special school | Other independent special school | |
| Age range | 4-19 | 9-20 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 129 | 132 | |
| Capacity | 131 | 180 | |
| Location | Westerham, TN16 1QN | Kent, TN13 1SR | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 3.7 | 14.7 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 0.0% | 13.8% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 0.0% | 20.7% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 0.0% | 0.0% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 0.31 | 1.16 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 9 | 29 | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 0.0% | Not reported | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 0.0% | Not reported | 8.0% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 132 | 139 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 35.4% | 0.0% | |
| English as an additional language | 6.8% | Not reported | |
| SEN support | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 15.2% | Not reported | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 60.7% | 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.
Valence School
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