Community school · Sandwell

Galton Valley Primary School

2–11Ages
456Pupils
PrimaryPhase
135288URN

Brasshouse Lane, Smethwick, B66 1BA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodFeb 2020

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Jun 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.4per place

0.5 below Sandwell median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Sandwell

85 applications for 59 places · 83rd of 86 in Sandwell

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

71%met the expected standard

Sandwell 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodFeb 2020

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Jun 2025

The graded inspection, 11 February 2020Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

18 June 2025
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
11 February 2020
Graded inspection: Good

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

1.4applications per place, Reception

0.5 below Sandwell median (1.9) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

85 applications · 59 places offered · 53 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.4; Sandwell median median 1.9
2025 1.2; Sandwell median median 1.7
2024 1.4; Sandwell median median 1.7
2023 1.4; Sandwell median median 1.7
2022 1.2; Sandwell median median 1.6
2021 1.6; Sandwell median median 1.6
2020 1.5; Sandwell median median 1.7
2019 1.5; Sandwell median median 1.6
2018 1.6; Sandwell median median 1.6
2017 1.4; Sandwell median median 1.7
2016 1.5; Sandwell median median 1.7
2015 1.2; Sandwell median median 1.6
2014 1.3; Sandwell median median 1.6

More applications per place than the Sandwell median in 0 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	59	85	1.4	53	0.90
Sep 2025	58	70	1.2	51	0.88
Sep 2024	60	83	1.4	63	1.05
Sep 2023	60	85	1.4	67	1.12
Sep 2022	60	72	1.2	51	0.85
Sep 2021	60	93	1.6	70	1.17
Sep 2020	60	91	1.5	67	1.12
Sep 2019	60	88	1.5	62	1.03
Sep 2018	61	97	1.6	66	1.08
Sep 2017	60	82	1.4	60	1.00
Sep 2016	60	90	1.5	72	1.20
Sep 2015	67	80	1.2	63	0.94
Sep 2014	60	75	1.3	63	1.05

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 79% · Writing 76% · Maths 81% → all three 71% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard71%19th of 84 in Sandwell

Sandwell 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard79%

Sandwell 77% England 78%

Higher standard37%

Sandwell 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard76%

Sandwell 73% England 75%

Greater depth11%

Sandwell 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard81%

Sandwell 75% England 77%

Higher standard34%

Sandwell 25% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (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	71%	6%	107	108
2023/24	71%	11%	106	106
2022/23	77%	8%	107	108

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

Galton Valley Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Standards maintained2025

1.4applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Oasis Academy Wattville
0.9 km · Birmingham

Special measures Inadequate2023

2.6applications per place
St Philip's Catholic Primary School
1.0 km · Sandwell

Remains Good · concerns noted2024

2.4applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Crocketts Community Primary School
1.0 km · Sandwell

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.8applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Devonshire Junior Academy
1.2 km · Sandwell

Remains Good2022

71%met the SATs standard
Devonshire Infant Academy
1.2 km · Sandwell

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.7applications per place
Victoria Park Primary
1.2 km · Sandwell

Good2023

2.1applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
St Matthew's CofE Primary School
1.3 km · Sandwell

2026

1.7applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
St James Church of England Primary School, Handsworth
1.6 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2024

2.2applications per place 71%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: 135288 · 333/3409
Capacity: 500 pupils · 456 on roll
Free school meals: 48.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2007
Address: Brasshouse Lane, Smethwick, B66 1BA
Local authority: Sandwell

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