Valley Nursery School
Valley Nursery School is a local authority nursery school in Walsall for boys and girls aged 2 to 4. It has 170 pupils. About 0 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England.
Blakenall Heath, Blakenall, Walsall, WS3 1HT01922 710518sandbankvalleyfederation.co.ukMs Dawn Kelly headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Walsall council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (15), Hearing impairment (3), Moderate learning difficulty (2), Physical disability (2), Profound and multiple learning difficulty (2), emotional and mental health (2).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 170 | 173 | 180 | 198 | 224 | 198 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 17% | 20% | 13% | 10% | 14% | 15% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 8% | 7% | 4% | 13% | 14% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 4% | 6% | 9% | 1% | 2% |
Staff
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunshine Academy | Academy | 380 m | 150 | Good 2021 | – | Compare |
| Field Road Academy | Academy | 510 m | 214 | Good 2022 | – | Compare |
| Goldsmith Primary Academy | Academy | 590 m | 482 | Report card 2025 | 92 | Compare |
| Rivers Primary Academy | Academy | 610 m | 463 | Report card 2026 | 37 | Compare |
| Leamore Primary School | Council | 660 m | 236 | Report card 2025 | 45 | Compare |
| Christ Church Church of England Primary School | Academy | 750 m | 459 | Good 2023 | 46 | Compare |
| Phoenix Academy | Academy | 0.6 miles | 50 | Good 2022 | – | Compare |
| St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Bloxwich | Roman Catholic | 0.6 miles | 214 | Good 2024 | 44 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Valley Nursery School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Valley Nursery School yet.
How many pupils does Valley Nursery School have?
170 pupils aged 2 to 4 were on the roll in January 2026.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Blakenall Heath, Blakenall, Walsall, WS3 1HT
- Telephone
- 01922 710518
- Website
- www.sandbankvalleyfederation.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Ms Dawn Kelly
- Type of school
- Local authority nursery school (Local authority nursery school, local authority maintained schools)
- Phase
- Nursery school, ages 2-4, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Walsall
- Ward
- Blakenall
- Constituency
- Walsall and Bloxwich
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 104137 · LAESTAB 3351005
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.