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Grove Vale Primary School

Community school · Birmingham · B43 6AL

Ages 4–11 · 421 pupils · Sandwell

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Ofsted

Outstanding

KS2 expected (RWM)

78%

Overall absence

5.2%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Outstanding

Inspection date

2024-07-16

Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)78%
Higher standard (RWM)12%
Avg scaled score — reading
107.0
Avg scaled score — maths
107.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
109.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.2%
Persistent absence (10%+)10.1%
Unauthorised1.2%
Authorised absence
3.9%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.3%
Enrolments in measure
368

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill100%

421 pupils · 422 places

Pupils on roll
421
Boys / girls
203 / 218
School capacity
422
Capacity fill
421 / 422 (100%)
Free school meals
13.1%
FSM pupils
55
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Alison Connop

Location

Address
Monksfield Avenue, Great Barr
Postcode
B43 6AL
Town
Birmingham
County
West Midlands
Local authority
Sandwell
District
Sandwell
Constituency
West Bromwich
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Birmingham, Sandwell, 421 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 13.1%.

Open schools in Birmingham
526
Primary schools in Birmingham
304
Academies among open schools in Birmingham
48% (254)
Open schools in B43
9
Primary in B43
8
Open schools in Sandwell LA
134
Primary in Sandwell LA
93

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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  • Ferndale Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Birmingham · B43 5QF · Sandwell

    Ages 3–11

    • KS250%
    • Absence5.5%
    • FSM32.2%

    0.7 miles away

  • Hamstead Primary School

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS263%
    • Absence5.9%
    • FSM32.2%

    0.7 miles away

  • St Margaret's CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Birmingham · B43 7AP · Sandwell

    Ages 3–11

    • KS270%
    • Absence5.6%
    • FSM14.9%

    0.9 miles away

  • Whitecrest Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

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    Birmingham · B43 6HQ · Sandwell

    Ages 3–11

    • KS270%
    • Absence4.3%
    • FSM16.8%

    1.0 miles away

  • Yew Tree Primary School

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS252%
    • Absence5.5%
    • FSM46.1%

    1.1 miles away

  • St Mark's Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

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    • KS260%
    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM40.1%

    1.1 miles away

  • Calshot Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS257%
    • Absence6.6%
    • FSM32.1%

    1.3 miles away

Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Alison Connop
Telephone
01213574319
Website
www.grovevale.co.uk/

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