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Valley Road Academy, Sunderland SR2

Corporation Road, Hendon, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear SR2 8PL

10 reasons to choose Valley Road Academy

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Valley Road Academy has a Schoolsmith Score® of 69. It is one of the best state primary schools in Sunderland and one of the 3 best independent or state primaries within 1.5 miles.

School fundamentals

Valley Road Academy is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 2 and 11 years. It is an academy converter. The school is one of the 3 members of Iris Learning Trust. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2022) inspection.

Average class size

Valley Road Academy usually has two classes per year, sometimes one, and an average class size of 28 pupils.

Exam results

Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Valley Road Academy ranks in the top 23% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 3% of schools.

The Valley Road Academy curriculum

School curriculum also includes PSHE, Spanish. There is topic-based and thematic teaching for some foundation subjects. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.

More on the curriculum

There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and a residential trip for Year 6.

Specialist teaching

Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.

Sport at Valley Road Academy

School offers PE and up to 10 seasonal sports. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3.

The Arts at Valley Road Academy

Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.

Wraparound care

School hours are from 8.50am to 3.10pm. Breakfast club from 8.00am and after school clubs may extend the day.

Find another school near Valley Road Academy

Independent Prep Schools

Argyle House Prep School (0.9 miles).

State Primary Schools

St Joseph’s Roman Catholic Primary School, Sunderland (1.8 miles); Grange Park Primary School (1.9 miles); St Cuthbert’s Roman Catholic Primary School, Seaham (3.7 miles).

Independent Senior Schools

Argyle House Senior School (1.1 miles); Royal Grammar School, Newcastle (15.1 miles); Durham School (15.1 miles).

State Senior Schools

St Anthony’s Girls’ Catholic Academy (1.3 miles); Christ’s College (3.6 miles); Whitburn Church of England Academy (5.4 miles).

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