Valence Primary School

Bonham Road, Dagenham, RM8 3AR

848 pupils · 81% of 1,050 capacity

Phase
Primary
Type
Community school
Ages
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Barking and Dagenham
Free school meals
24.7%

Ofsted

Good (2024)Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)

This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.

Inspected 12 June 2024, published 9 September 2024. Read the full Ofsted report

England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.

Exam results

Measure2024/25
Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths60%
Reaching the higher standard5%

Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.

Will my child get in?

Usually has places available 0.94 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)

Applications and offers by entry year
EntryPlaces1st preferencesTotal preferencesOffers
Sept 2026 entry524917252
Sept 2025 entry514917951
Sept 2024 entry918631790
Sept 2023 entry108108397108
Sept 2022 entry877934387
Sept 2021 entry10094394100
Sept 2020 entry115124453115
Sept 2019 entry114112449114

First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.

Nearby alternatives

Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.

Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.