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EnglandWest MidlandsSandwellB43 6ALGrove Vale Primary School
Primary

Grove Vale Primary School

Primary

Sandwell · Birmingham · B43 6AL www.grovevale.co.uk/

Pupils
420
cap. 422
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
83%
RWM expected · 2024/25
13%
RWM higher · 2024/25
420
Pupils · 2024/25
48%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
83%
RWM expected · 2024/25
13%
RWM higher · 2024/25
420
Pupils · 2024/25
48%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 16/07/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySandwell
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio24.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Grove Vale Primary School · Primary · Sandwell

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
83%
0pp
85%82%78%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 83%
RWM higher standard
13%
-4pp
17%14%11%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 13%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
90%
Reading higher standard
55%
Writing expected standard
87%
Writing higher standard
17%
Maths expected standard
92%
Maths higher standard
52%
Science expected standard
95%
SPAG expected standard
93%
SPAG higher standard
55%
Reading scaled score
109.0
Maths scaled score
109.0
GPS scaled score
110.0

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
420
Pupil : teacher ratio
24.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
48%
FSM eligible
14%
SEN
11%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
9%

Contact

Address
Monksfield Avenue, Great Barr, Birmingham, B43 6AL
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
2024/2583%13%90%55%87%17%92%52%95%93%109.0109.0110.011%420
2023/2483%17%87%46%84%21%86%56%89%89%109.0109.0109.013%423
2022/2378%12%92%32%88%22%85%42%93%92%107.0107.0108.0+0.30+0.90+1.5011%420
2018/1985%13%92%33%90%18%92%30%90%90%106.0106.0109.0+2.80+1.80+1.7011%419
2017/1880%11%84%38%89%11%93%26%92%98%107.0107.0110.0+3.30+1.20+3.009%423
2016/1767%10%78%22%80%22%88%30%82%88%105.0106.0108.0+1.20+1.10+2.009%424

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
2024/2542023.111%48%14%5%9%
2023/2442323.213%47%12%5%10%
2022/2342021.511%44%12%6%15%
2021/2242025.39%31%12%6%14%
2020/2141825.210%33%13%
2018/1941924.411%36%15%4%6%
2017/1842322.79%37%14%4%5%
2016/1742424.09%35%15%4%8%

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