Valley Primary Academy
Primary school in Norwich, Norfolk. Requires improvement (Jun 2023).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 6 June 2023, report published 13 September 2023, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
This grade was given to Valley Primary Academy (its Ofsted page), the school this one replaced when it became an academy. Valley Primary Academy hasn’t been inspected under its own name yet, so Ofsted’s page for it shows no grade.
Requires improvement overall. Not yet good. Schools with this grade were normally inspected again within 30 months. 11% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Requires improvement.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around December 2025
The last inspection was in June 2023. Schools graded requires improvement were normally inspected again within 30 months. It’s now later than the usual gap, so an inspection could happen at any time.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2028 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby primary schools
- 0.3 milesNorwich Primary Academy
Standards maintained (Mar 2025)
- 0.5 milesClover Hill VA Infant and Nursery School
Standards maintained (May 2025)
- 0.6 milesHenderson Green Primary Academy
Requires improvement (Apr 2024)
- 0.7 milesWest Earlham Infant and Nursery School
Standards maintained (Oct 2024)
- 0.7 milesWest Earlham Junior School
Standards maintained (Nov 2024)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.