Grove Vale Primary School is a primary school located in Birmingham. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 21/03/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are above average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.8%, which is 0.2 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Monksfield Avenue, Birmingham

School Information

Address: Monksfield Avenue, Birmingham, B43 6AL
Website: www.grovevale.co.uk/
Telephone: 01213574319
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Sandwell
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Alison Connop
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 103972

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 21/03/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 422
Number of Pupils: 418
Number of Boys: 223
Number of Girls: 195

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: 2.8 Confidence interval 1.2 to 4.4
Writing
Above Average: 1.8 Confidence interval 0.4 to 3.3
Maths
Above Average: 1.7 Confidence interval 0.3 to 3.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:85%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:13%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Perry Beeches Nursery School
256 Beeches Road , Great Barr B42 2PX 		3out of 4 2,979 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Grove Vale Primary School
Monksfield Avenue , Great Barr B43 6AL 		4out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Holy Name Catholic Primary School
Cross Lane , Great Barr B43 6LN 		3out of 4 814 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Ferndale Primary School
Ferndale Avenue , Great Barr B43 5QF 		2out of 4 1,184 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Hamstead Junior School
Hamstead Road , Great Barr B43 5BE 		3out of 4 1,197 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Hamstead Infant School
Tanhouse Avenue , Great Barr B43 5AS 		3out of 4 1,213 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Q3 Academy Great Barr
Wilderness Lane , Great Barr B43 7SD 		3out of 4 810 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Hamstead Hall Academy
Craythorne Avenue , Handsworth Wood B20 1HL 		3out of 4 1,952 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Arena Academy
Beeches Road , B42 2PY 		1out of 4 2,893 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Barr Beacon School
Old Hall Lane , Aldridge WS9 0RF 		4out of 4 3,040 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Fortis Academy
Aldridge Road , Great Barr B44 8NU 		2out of 4 3,216 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Priestley Smith School
Perry Beeches Campus , Beeches Road B42 2PY 		4out of 4 2,940 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Homeschool
49 Manifold Way , Sandwell WS10 0GB 		- not rated 3,050 yd Other independent special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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