Grove Vale Primary School, Birmingham

Disadvantaged pupils (%)

Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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Grove Vale Primary School

Monksfield Avenue, Great Barr, Birmingham B43 6AL

https://www.grovevale.co.uk/

Grove Vale Primary School is a primary school maintained by the local authority (Sandwell). It has about 420 boys and girls aged between 4 and 11. In July 2024 the school was rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted.

Particular strengths include Attainment, Disadvantaged pupils, Progress and Attendance. Relative weaknesses include Representation, Admissions, Finances and Environment.

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Other schools nearby

Overall scores for nearby schools are shown. Hover over the circles to see school names; click on them to go the corresponding school pages. Use the button on the left to personalise these scores based on your own priorities.

Distance (miles)	Score	Name
0.4		Holy Name Catholic Primary School
0.6		Hamstead Primary School
0.7		Ferndale Primary School
1.0		Whitecrest Primary School
1.0		St Margaret's CofE Primary School
1.1		St Mark's Catholic Primary School
1.1		Calshot Primary School
1.2		Yew Tree Primary School
1.5		Pennyhill Primary School
1.5		Dorrington Academy
1.5		Delves Infant School
1.5		Delves Junior School

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Attainment: Excellent. Maths, reading and GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) attainment are all excellent. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Disadvantaged pupils: Excellent. Progress in maths is excellent. Progress in reading is above average. Progress in writing is excellent.

Progress: Above average. Progress in maths, reading and writing are all above average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)

Attendance: About average. Pupil absence rates are roughly average and the incidence of persistent absence is quite low.

Environment: Below average. Air pollution and traffic accidents are very high, while crime is roughly average.

Finances: Below average. This is because the school budget has been in deficit

Admissions: Below average. The occupancy rate is quite high and the offer rate is very low.

Representation: Out of balance. The socio-economic mix is out of balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is slightly out of balance with the local community.

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