Academy sponsor led · Birmingham

Chivenor Primary School

2–11Ages
344Pupils
PrimaryPhase
140159URN

Farnborough Road, Castle Vale, Birmingham, B35 7JA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

0.7 below Birmingham median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Birmingham

93 applications for 46 places · 228th of 262 in Birmingham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

74%met the expected standard

Birmingham 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 11 February 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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

2.0applications per place, Reception

0.7 below Birmingham median (2.7) close to England median (2.2)

93 applications · 46 places offered · 44 named it first

2026 2.0; Birmingham median median 2.7
2025 1.9; Birmingham median median 2.7
2024 2.2; Birmingham median median 2.7
2023 2.1; Birmingham median median 2.7
2022 3.3; Birmingham median median 2.7
2021 1.8; Birmingham median median 2.8
2020 2.3; Birmingham median median 2.8
2019 2.3; Birmingham median median 2.8
2018 1.9; Birmingham median median 2.7
2017 1.7; Birmingham median median 2.5
2016 1.0; Birmingham median median 2.2
2015 1.6; Birmingham median median 2.1
2014 1.4; Birmingham median median 2.1

More applications per place than the Birmingham median in 1 of 13 years.

This school
Birmingham 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	46	93	2.0	44	0.96
Sep 2025	42	80	1.9	35	0.83
Sep 2024	33	72	2.2	31	0.94
Sep 2023	35	72	2.1	32	0.91
Sep 2022	15	49	3.3	14	0.93
Sep 2021	33	58	1.8	26	0.79
Sep 2020	23	53	2.3	15	0.65
Sep 2019	21	48	2.3	18	0.86
Sep 2018	32	61	1.9	27	0.84
Sep 2017	37	62	1.7	31	0.84
Sep 2016	60	58	1.0	24	0.40
Sep 2015	34	53	1.6	25	0.74
Sep 2014	31	44	1.4	24	0.77

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 81% · Writing 82% · Maths 79% → all three 74% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard74%62nd of 257 in Birmingham

Birmingham 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard81%

Birmingham 78% England 78%

Higher standard33%

Birmingham 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard82%

Birmingham 74% England 75%

Greater depth19%

Birmingham 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard79%

Birmingham 77% England 77%

Higher standard28%

Birmingham 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Birmingham median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	74%	11%	106	105
2023/24	58%	0%	104	101
2022/23	54%	0%	103	103

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

Chivenor Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Topcliffe Primary School
0.6 km · Birmingham

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.8applications per place 20%met the SATs standard
St Gerard's Catholic Primary School
0.9 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Pegasus Primary School
0.9 km · Birmingham

2025

3.7applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
St Mary and St Margaret's Church of England Aided Primary School
1.3 km · Solihull

Good2024

3.1applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Gunter Primary School
1.3 km · Birmingham

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.9applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
St Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant School
1.3 km · Birmingham

Good2024

2.0applications per place 34%met the SATs standard
Firs Primary School
1.5 km · Birmingham

2026

2.6applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Heathlands Primary Academy
1.7 km · Birmingham

Good2023

2.1applications per place 62%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: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 140159 · 330/2140
Trust: The Griffin Schools Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 344 on roll
Free school meals: 68.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 February 2014
Replaced: Chivenor Junior and Infant School (URN 103306)
Address: Farnborough Road, Castle Vale, Birmingham, B35 7JA
Local authority: Birmingham

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