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EnglandWest MidlandsSandwellB66 1BAGalton Valley Primary School
Primary

Galton Valley Primary School

Primary

Sandwell · Smethwick · B66 1BA www.gvps.sandwell.sch.uk/

Pupils
453
cap. 420
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
71%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
453
Pupils · 2024/25
84%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
71%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
453
Pupils · 2024/25
84%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 11/02/2020

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySandwell
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio22.5:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Galton Valley Primary School · Primary · Sandwell

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
71%
0pp
77%69%61%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 71%
RWM higher standard
6%
-5pp
20%13%6%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 6%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
79%
Reading higher standard
37%
Writing expected standard
76%
Writing higher standard
11%
Maths expected standard
81%
Maths higher standard
34%
Science expected standard
77%
SPAG expected standard
81%
SPAG higher standard
35%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
108.0
GPS scaled score
108.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
453
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
84%
FSM eligible
43%
SEN
18%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
9%

Contact

Address
Brasshouse Lane, Smethwick, B66 1BA
Local authority
Sandwell
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2571%6%79%37%76%11%81%34%77%81%107.0108.0108.018%453
2023/2471%11%84%29%84%22%85%18%82%82%106.0106.0106.017%461
2022/2377%8%85%32%85%18%90%30%92%92%107.0108.0109.0+1.10+2.10+2.8017%468
2018/1961%10%70%23%79%26%79%23%79%84%104.0106.0108.0+0.70+1.80+1.0015%499
2017/1877%20%82%25%82%32%82%40%83%87%105.0107.0109.0+1.30+2.60+3.7013%505
2016/1780%16%92%28%85%31%90%39%89%92%106.0108.0112.0+4.10+3.60+5.2021%525

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2545320.418%84%43%5%9%
2023/2446123.617%81%37%5%11%
2022/2346821.917%81%33%6%17%
2021/2249321.014%81%31%4%8%
2020/2151121.514%81%28%
2018/1949921.915%82%31%3%4%
2017/1850525.113%83%33%3%4%
2016/1752521.321%83%32%3%3%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.