My child is happy at this school
Strongly agree
32%Agree
49%Disagree
12%Strongly disagree
5%Don't know
2%Valley Park School
Academy converter — Secondary
ME14 5DT / 11–18 / None
37.6
Attainment 8
72%
parents recommend
GCSE Results
- Attainment 8 score
- 37.6
- Progress 8
- -0.6
- Grade 5+ English & Maths
- 24.7%
A-Level Results
- APS per entry
- 22.4
- Achieving AAB+
- 4.8%
72% of parents would recommend this school
130 responses
Each question shows the full Ofsted Parent View answer split.
My child feels safe at this school
Strongly agree
32%Agree
54%Disagree
10%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
2%The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved
Strongly agree
23%Agree
50%Disagree
18%Strongly disagree
7%Don't know
2%My child has not been bullied
Strongly agree
7%Agree
8%Disagree
13%Strongly disagree
6%Don't know
6%Not applicable
60%The school lets me know what my child will be learning during the year
Strongly agree
17%Agree
45%Disagree
28%Strongly disagree
6%Don't know
4%When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly
Strongly agree
34%Agree
30%Disagree
16%Strongly disagree
6%Don't know
2%Not applicable
12%My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities
Yes
28%No
72%My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed
Answered by about 36 parents
Strongly agree
33%Agree
39%Disagree
17%Strongly disagree
8%Don't know
3%The school has high expectations for my child
Strongly agree
28%Agree
45%Disagree
15%Strongly disagree
6%Don't know
6%My child does well at this school
Strongly agree
26%Agree
46%Disagree
18%Strongly disagree
5%Don't know
5%The school lets me know how my child is doing
Strongly agree
23%Agree
47%Disagree
20%Strongly disagree
8%Don't know
2%There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school
Strongly agree
34%Agree
54%Disagree
9%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
1%My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school
Strongly agree
42%Agree
49%Disagree
2%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
4%The school supports my child's wider personal development
Strongly agree
29%Agree
40%Disagree
15%Strongly disagree
5%Don't know
11%I would recommend this school to another parent
Yes
72%No
28%13.7% of pupils receive SEN support
13.7%
SEN support
1.9%
EHCP
- Autism (ASD)
- 1.1%
- Social, Emotional & Mental Health
- 5%
- Speech, Language & Communication
- 1.3%
- Specific Learning Difficulty
- 2.3%
- Moderate Learning Difficulty
- 3.3%
71.5% of places went to first-preference applicants
- Policy
- Non-selective
- Oversubscribed
- No
- Accepted as 1st preference
- 71.5%
48% of leavers entered higher education
After Year 11
- Continued in education
- 83%
- Started an apprenticeship
- 4%
After Sixth Form
- Entered higher education
- 48%
- Entered top-third university
- 5%
- Achieved a degree
- 53%
Pupil-to-teacher ratio of 19.1:1
- Free school meals
- 18.7%
- Pupil:teacher ratio
- 19.1:1
- Overall absence
- 7.41%
- Persistent absence
- 22.66%
- English as additional language
- 20.3%
- Teachers with QTS
- 85.6%
- White
- 75.4%
- Mixed
- 8.8%
- Asian
- 6.3%
- Black
- 2.5%
- Other
- 3.5%
White British64.2%
Other White10.7%
Gypsy / Roma0.3%
Irish0.2%
Other Mixed4.7%
White & Asian1.7%
White & Black Caribbean1.3%
White & Black African1.1%
Other Asian3.4%
Indian0.9%
Bangladeshi0.9%
Chinese0.8%
Pakistani0.3%
Caribbean1.3%
African1.1%
Other Black0.1%