Valley Primary School
Valley Primary School is a primary school in Bromley for ages 2 to 11.
Daily practice for Valley Primary School pupils
Daily maths and English that follow the national curriculum for your child's year. Start with a free five-minute class.
At a glance
- Type
- Academy
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 449
- Who it's for
- Boys and girls
- Address
- Beckenham Lane, Bromley, BR2 0DA
- Phone
- 02084 601121
The school's websiteResults and performanceFull register entryMap
What Ofsted found
Full inspection, March 2024.
- Outcome: Valley Primary School continues to be a good school.
- Safeguarding: The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.
- Inspectors found pupils are happy, kept safe and confident that adults will help them with worries or concerns.
- The report says pupils achieve standards significantly above those found nationally in reading, writing and mathematics by the end of Year 6.
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The school
- Core Values are Care, Learn Together, Aim High, Be Honest, Look After What We Have.
- The school has a caring, family ethos at its core.
Source: Valley Primary School website. Checked 11 November 2026.
How it teaches
- Reading is taught through Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised, a systematic synthetic phonics programme.
- The curriculum has a primary curriculum driver of Global Citizenship.
- From the summer term of Year 2 and throughout KS2, the school uses the Big Reading approach, which teaches four key reading skills through high quality texts.
Source: Valley Primary School website; Valley Primary School website; Valley Primary School website. Checked 8 November 2026.
Visiting
- A Reception 2027 Open Morning visit can be booked through the website.
Source: Valley Primary School website. Checked 11 November 2026.
The school day and clubs
- Staff-run clubs can be booked using the Arbor app.
- Morning registration is at 8:55am and the school day ends at 3:30pm for all pupils.
Source: Valley Primary School website; Valley Primary School website. Checked 11 November 2026.
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- St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar SchoolBoys, Orpington, 5 miles. St Olave's Selective Entrance Test
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- Wilson's SchoolBoys, Wallington, 7 miles. Sutton Selective Eligibility Test
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- Wallington County Grammar SchoolBoys, Wallington, 7 miles. Sutton Selective Eligibility Test
- Wallington High School for GirlsGirls, Wallington, 8 miles. Sutton Selective Eligibility Test
- Wilmington Grammar School for GirlsGirls, Dartford, 8 miles. Kent Test
- Wilmington Grammar School for BoysBoys, Dartford, 8 miles. Kent Test
- Dartford Grammar School for GirlsGirls, Dartford, 9 miles. Kent Test
School details: Get Information about Schools, Department for Education, URN 137242. Checked 9 November 2026.
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