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Valentine Primary School & Nursery

Valentine Avenue, Sholing, Southampton, SO19 0EQ

Local ranking41st of 54 primary schools in Southampton
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 2 August 2026

Primary

Phase

570

Capacity

0-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 13 May 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
Early years
Good

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
41.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
1.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
56.0%
Writing (Expected)
59.0%
Maths (Expected)
48.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
46.0%
Reading avg scaled score
100.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
98.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
99.0
Cohort Size
96

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
511
Boys
281 (55%)
Girls
230 (45%)
Capacity
570 (90% full)
SEND
20.0%
FSM Eligible
48.0%
EAL
8.8%
SEN with EHC Plan
4.1%
SEN Support
15.8%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
20.8:1
Teachers (FTE)
24.6
Budget per Pupil
£8,449/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
7.5% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
23.1% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Does not apply
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 84.8%
  • White Other: 6.1%
  • Black African: 1.6%
  • Mixed Other: 1.4%
  • Other: 1.4%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.0%
  • Asian Pakistani: 0.8%
  • White Traveller: 0.6%

84.8%

White British

6.1%

White Other

1.6%

Black African

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
132025
UKPRN
10075520
Establishment No.
2001