Valley Primary School and Nursery
Community schoolPrimaryAges 3–11Mixed
Whinlatter Road, Whitehaven, CA28 8DA
Headteacher · Mrs Sarah Jardine
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Key facts
Pupils286Capacity 294
OfstedSchool remains GoodInspected 7 March 2024
Free school meals38.1%
Ofsted
School remains Good
Ungraded inspection on 7 March 2024.
Read the full Ofsted reportsOfsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.
Reception applications close 15 January 2027
For September 2027. Apply through Cumberland council, not the school. National offer day is 16 April 2027.
How to apply in CumberlandNearby schools for the same ages
- St Gregory and St Patrick's Catholic Infant School0.7 mi
- Hensingham Primary School0.8 mi
- Monkwray Junior School1.0 mi
- Jericho Primary School1.0 mi
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School1.1 mi