Valley View Primary School
Valley View, Jarrow, NE32 5QYOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Valley View Primary School is a primary school in Jarrow for ages 3 to 11. It is one of the 62 schools in South Tyneside. It ranks 5th of 38 primary schools in South Tyneside. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in March 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 18 March 2025, report published 20 May 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years provision
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 18 March 2025
Pupils at Valley View Primary are superb ambassadors for their school. They embody the school's aim of allowing all to thrive 'educationally, socially, morally and culturally'. Pupils are polite and considerate. Their empathy for one another is remarkable. Across school, pupils of all ages contribute to a highly positive learning environment. Caring staff support and nurture pupils. They ensure that pupils are safe. Warm relationships between staff and pupils abound throughout the school. Leaders across the school have the highest expectations for pupils' achievement. Well- trained staff strive to provide pupils with every opportunity to reach these high expectations. Pupils' work in their books is of a high standard. Their understanding of their learning is deeply ingrained. Pupils demonstrate exceptional behaviours and attitudes. Their conduct in classrooms and around school is exemplary. On the rare occasions that pupils struggle to meet the school's high expectations for behaviour, skilled staff put sensitive and effective support in place. Parents and carers are overwhelmingly positive about the school. For example, they make comments, such as children 'love attending school' and that staff are 'caring and warm' who 'nurture the family environment'.
What the school should improve
- In mathematics, the school had not identified and addressed gaps in some older pupils' knowledge with sufficient swiftness. This means that these pupils did not achieve as well as they could. The school should ensure that any gaps in pupils' mathematical knowledge are addressed swiftly so that all pupils are able to achieve highly.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
30 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
251 pupils on roll, with places for 289
Schools near Valley View Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bede Burn Primary School | 0.3 miles | Ofsted: Good | 54% met the expected standard |
| St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, Jarrow | 0.5 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding | 48% met the expected standard |
| Jarrow Cross CofE Primary School | 0.7 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good | 65% met the expected standard |
| Simonside Primary School | 0.7 miles | Ofsted: Good | 37% met the expected standard |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School | 0.8 miles | Ofsted: Good | 74% 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
- Mrs G D Jeynes
- Phone
- 01914893143
- Address
- Valley View, Jarrow, NE32 5QY
- Local authority
- South Tyneside
- URN
- 108694
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.