Golden Valley Primary School

Nailsea Park, Nailsea, Bristol, BS48 1BB

Local ranking38th of 63 primary schools in North Somerset

Ofsted: Good

Primary

Phase

420

Capacity

4-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Continues from Golden Valley Primary School (URN 109108) since 1 February 2023. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 7 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): 81.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher): 7.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected): 88.0%
Writing (Expected): 86.0%
Maths (Expected): 92.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected): 86.0%
Reading avg scaled score: 109.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score: 109.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score: 109.0
Cohort Size: 59

Pupil Demographics

2024-25

Total Pupils: 411
Boys: 222 (54%)
Girls: 189 (46%)
Capacity: 420 (98% full)
SEND: 6.3%
FSM Eligible: 8.3%
EAL: 4.6%
SEN with EHC Plan: 1.5%
SEN Support: 4.9%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 23.6:1
Teachers (FTE): 17.4
Budget per Pupil: £5,645/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25

Overall Absence Rate: 3.5% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence: 5.7% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Religious Character: Does not apply
Nursery: No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form: Does not have a sixth form
Boarders: No boarders
Admissions: Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25

White British: 88.3%
White Other: 3.9%
Mixed White & Asian: 1.7%
Asian Chinese: 1.7%
Asian Other: 1.2%
Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.0%
Mixed Other: 0.5%
Asian Indian: 0.5%

88.3%

White British

3.9%

White Other

1.7%

Mixed White & Asian

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01275853077

office@goldenvalleyschool.co.uk

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Nailsea Park

Bristol, South West

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Administrative

URN: 149548
UKPRN: 10091875
Establishment No.: 2295
Trust: LIGHTHOUSE SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP

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