Valence Primary School
Bonham Road, Dagenham, RM8 3AROpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Valence Primary School is a primary school in Barking and Dagenham for ages 3 to 11. It is one of the 67 schools in Barking and Dagenham. It ranks 31st of 39 primary schools in Barking and Dagenham. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in November 2014.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 18 November 2014, report published 13 February 2015
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years provision
- Good
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 11 June 2024
The school encourages pupils to be respectful of others and of the differences between people. Through the curriculum, the school motivates pupils to be independent and to work hard. Leaders have high academic expectations of all pupils. In class, pupils do not disrupt the learning of others and listen keenly to teachers. All pupils enjoy 'going for gold' as part of the school's behaviour rewards system. Pupils are safe. There are many opportunities for pupils to take up positions of responsibility. For example, pupils have proposed and helped to organise over forty pupil-led clubs, that include movie-watching, dance and herb growing. Pupil eco-warriors promote healthy living, lead assemblies and recently grew vegetables and sold them at a local market. Clubs such as multi-sports, ballet, football and mindfulness are popular. The school makes sure that pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are fully involved in all the personal-development activities that the school has to offer. Leaders organise regular outings to deepen pupils' knowledge of the curriculum. For example, pupils in Year 5 attended a sporting residential to build their resilience, and in Year 2 pupils visited a local city farm to expand their knowledge of animals and science.
What the school should improve
- The curriculum for developing pupils' writing does not provide sufficient opportunities for pupils to master its key building blocks. As a result, the quality of pupils' written work across subjects is not as high as it should be. This is reflected in the published academic outcomes for writing in key stages 1 and 2. The school should ensure that the writing curriculum supports pupils systematically to develop their transcription, fluency and compositional writing skills across all subjects.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
129 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
848 pupils on roll, with places for 1,050
Schools near Valence Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Green Primary School | 0.3 miles | Ofsted: Good | 77% met the expected standard |
| Grafton Primary School | 0.4 miles | Ofsted: Outstanding | 56% met the expected standard |
| St Vincent's Catholic Primary School | 0.4 miles | Ofsted: Good | 66% met the expected standard |
| Southwood Primary School | 0.5 miles | Ofsted: Good | 56% met the expected standard |
| Five Elms Primary School | 0.6 miles | Ofsted: Good | 61% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Community school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Mr Richard November
- Phone
- 02030069888
- Address
- Bonham Road, Dagenham, RM8 3AR
- Local authority
- Barking and Dagenham
- URN
- 101222
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.