Community school · Sandwell

Grove Vale Primary School

3–11Ages
421Pupils
PrimaryPhase
103972URN

Monksfield Avenue, Great Barr, Birmingham, B43 6AL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2024 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.0per place

1.0 above Sandwell median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Sandwell

179 applications for 60 places · 2nd of 86 in Sandwell

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

83%met the expected standard

Sandwell 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 16 July 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

3.0applications per place, Reception

1.0 above Sandwell median (1.9) 0.8 above England median (2.2)

179 applications · 60 places offered · 82 named it first

2026 3.0; Sandwell median median 1.9
2025 2.8; Sandwell median median 1.7
2024 2.7; Sandwell median median 1.7
2023 3.1; Sandwell median median 1.7
2022 3.0; Sandwell median median 1.6
2021 2.9; Sandwell median median 1.6
2020 2.9; Sandwell median median 1.7
2019 2.7; Sandwell median median 1.6
2018 2.6; Sandwell median median 1.6
2017 2.8; Sandwell median median 1.7
2016 2.6; Sandwell median median 1.7
2015 2.5; Sandwell median median 1.6
2014 2.4; Sandwell median median 1.6

More applications per place than the Sandwell median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Sandwell median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	60	179	3.0	82	1.37
Sep 2025	60	170	2.8	96	1.60
Sep 2024	60	160	2.7	74	1.23
Sep 2023	60	184	3.1	91	1.52
Sep 2022	59	174	3.0	101	1.71
Sep 2021	60	175	2.9	87	1.45
Sep 2020	59	172	2.9	90	1.53
Sep 2019	59	159	2.7	79	1.34
Sep 2018	60	155	2.6	79	1.32
Sep 2017	61	169	2.8	69	1.13
Sep 2016	60	155	2.6	75	1.25
Sep 2015	61	152	2.5	67	1.10
Sep 2014	60	145	2.4	79	1.32

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 90% · Writing 87% · Maths 92% → all three 83% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard83%2nd of 84 in Sandwell

Sandwell 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard90%

Sandwell 77% England 78%

Higher standard55%

Sandwell 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard87%

Sandwell 73% England 75%

Greater depth17%

Sandwell 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard92%

Sandwell 75% England 77%

Higher standard52%

Sandwell 25% England 24%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Sandwell median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	83%	13%	109	109
2023/24	83%	17%	109	109
2022/23	78%	12%	107	107

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Grove Vale Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2024

3.0applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Holy Name Catholic Primary School
0.7 km · Sandwell

Remains Good2022

2.5applications per place
Ferndale Primary School
1.1 km · Sandwell

2026

2.1applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Hamstead Primary School
1.1 km · Sandwell

Remains Good2021

2.3applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
St Margaret's CofE Primary School
1.5 km · Sandwell

Good2022

2.3applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Whitecrest Primary School
1.6 km · Sandwell

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.9applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Yew Tree Primary School
1.7 km · Sandwell

2026

1.6applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
St Mark's Catholic Primary School
1.8 km · Birmingham

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.8applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Calshot Primary School
2.0 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 66%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 103972 · 333/2166
Capacity: 446 pupils · 421 on roll
Free school meals: 13.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Monksfield Avenue, Great Barr, Birmingham, B43 6AL
Local authority: Sandwell

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources