The Valley School

State-Funded School

the-valley-school-hertfordshire-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

HertfordshireLocal Authority

StevenageConstituency

SG2 9BNPostcode

0.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

The Valley School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 11–16, located in Hertfordshire, East of England.

It currently serves 193 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 0.2
EBacc average point score: 0.02

Ethnicity

White

79%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Any other group

Pupils

193

Total Pupils

73%Boys

27%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

41%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 193
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
3 Dec 2024	Good	Good	Outstanding	Outstanding	Not judged
11 Nov 2013	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.