My child is happy at this school
Strongly agree
68%Agree
26%Disagree
5%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
0%Valentines High School
Community school — Secondary
IG2 6HX / 11–18 / Does not apply
Outstanding
Ofsted
58.6
Attainment 8
92%
parents recommend
🏆 Exceptional results⭐ Exceptional teaching
Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in 2021
Outstanding
Outstanding
Inspected 2021
Safeguarding: Effective
Quality of EducationOutstanding
Behaviour & AttitudesOutstanding
Personal DevelopmentOutstanding
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding
Early Years
Sixth FormOutstanding
Recognised with 2 performance badges
🏆 Exceptional results⭐ Exceptional teaching
GCSE Results
- Attainment 8 score
- 58.6
- Progress 8
- 0.91
- Grade 5+ English & Maths
- 75.3%
A-Level Results
- APS per entry
- 36.24
- Achieving AAB+
- 11.4%
92% of parents would recommend this school
73 responses
Each question shows the full Ofsted Parent View answer split.
My child feels safe at this school
Strongly agree
65%Agree
27%Disagree
8%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
0%The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved
Strongly agree
72%Agree
23%Disagree
5%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
0%My child has not been bullied
Strongly agree
16%Agree
3%Disagree
3%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
12%Not applicable
65%The school lets me know what my child will be learning during the year
Strongly agree
49%Agree
32%Disagree
12%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
4%When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly
Strongly agree
51%Agree
19%Disagree
5%Strongly disagree
7%Don't know
4%Not applicable
14%My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities
Yes
22%No
78%My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed
Answered by about 16 parents
Strongly agree
56%Agree
19%Disagree
19%Strongly disagree
6%Don't know
0%The school has high expectations for my child
Strongly agree
63%Agree
25%Disagree
7%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
4%My child does well at this school
Strongly agree
52%Agree
38%Disagree
7%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
3%The school lets me know how my child is doing
Strongly agree
54%Agree
36%Disagree
8%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
1%There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school
Strongly agree
59%Agree
37%Disagree
1%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
0%My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school
Strongly agree
77%Agree
23%Disagree
0%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
0%The school supports my child's wider personal development
Strongly agree
52%Agree
29%Disagree
8%Strongly disagree
4%Don't know
7%I would recommend this school to another parent
Yes
92%No
8%9.3% of pupils receive SEN support
9.3%
SEN support
4.1%
EHCP
- Autism (ASD)
- 1.3%
- Social, Emotional & Mental Health
- 1.3%
- Speech, Language & Communication
- 2.4%
- Specific Learning Difficulty
- 1.4%
- Moderate Learning Difficulty
- 1.7%
79.4% of places went to first-preference applicants
- Policy
- Non-selective
- Oversubscribed
- Yes
- Accepted as 1st preference
- 79.4%
82% of leavers entered higher education
After Year 11
- Continued in education
- 96%
- Started an apprenticeship
- 1%
After Sixth Form
- Entered higher education
- 82%
- Entered top-third university
- 24%
- Achieved a degree
- 80%
Pupil-to-teacher ratio of 21:1
- Free school meals
- 25%
- Pupil:teacher ratio
- 21:1
- Overall absence
- 5.8%
- Persistent absence
- 15.42%
- English as additional language
- 43.1%
- Teachers with QTS
- 100%
- White
- 10.2%
- Mixed
- 6.2%
- Asian
- 76.5%
- Black
- 1.9%
- Other
- 1.4%
Other White7.8%
White British2.3%
Irish0.1%
Other Mixed2.6%
White & Asian2.3%
White & Black African0.8%
White & Black Caribbean0.5%
Pakistani27.9%
Bangladeshi25.4%
Indian15.7%
Other Asian6.6%
Chinese0.9%
African0.8%
Other Black0.6%
Caribbean0.5%