Valence School
Foundation special school · Mixed · Kent
Westerham Road, Westerham, TN16 1QN
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 03/12/2019
Application demand
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No council data
Attendance
84.8%
60.7% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
129
Capacity used
Nearly full98%
131 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Details
- Type
- Foundation special school
- Age range
- 4–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Headteacher
- Matthew Strange
- Address
- Westerham Road, Westerham, TN16 1QN
- Phone
- 01959562156
- Local authority
- Kent
- Ward / constituency
- Westerham and Crockham Hill · Sevenoaks
- Area
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 119032
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 32% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 5% | — | — |
| SEN support | 0% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
129 pupils · 131 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
18 June 2025
Ungraded inspection
Standards maintained - 19
03 December 2019
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Early years Good Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 89 pupils
Attendance
84.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
15.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
60.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
3.4%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.0%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
Primary results by subject (SATs)
Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England
Reading, writing & maths combined
Reading
Writing
Maths
Grammar, punctuation & spelling
Science
England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).
Primary results over time
Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Expected standard (RWM) | 0% | 61% |
| Higher standard | 0% | 8% |
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 3.7 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 0% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 0% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 0% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 0.31 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 9 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| English Literature | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Combined Science | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Art and Design | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.