Grove Vale Primary School

SandwellCommunity school

Monksfield Avenue, Great Barr, Birmingham, B43 6AL

Headteacher: Mrs Alison ConnopSchool website ↗Pupils: 420 (capacity: 422)

Ofsted RatingInspected 16 July 2024Full report ↗

Outstanding

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Quality of Teaching
Outstanding
Behaviour in School
Outstanding
Pupils' Wider Development
Outstanding
School Leadership
Outstanding

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
83.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
13.0%

Reading

Expected level90.0%
Exceeding55.0%
Average scoreReading Average ScoreAverage scaled score in the reading test (range 80–120, average = 100)109.0

Writing

Expected level87.0%
Exceeding17.0%

Maths

Expected level92.0%
Exceeding52.0%
Average scoreMaths Average ScoreAverage scaled score in the maths test (range 80–120, average = 100)109.0

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

⚠ Oversubscribed
Year 3 places per year
60
Applications received
170
Families who got their first-choice
1.6%

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
23.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
37.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
2.0%

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Results Over Time

Detailed year-by-year figures

YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1655.0%8.0%+0.5-0.3+0.4
2016/1767.0%10.0%+1.2+1.1+2.0
2017/1880.0%11.0%+3.3+1.2+3.0
2018/1985.0%13.0%+2.8+1.8+1.7
2022/2378.0%12.0%+0.3+0.9+1.5
2023/2483.0%17.0%---
2024/2583.0%13.0%---
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