Grove Vale Primary School
Monksfield Avenue, Great Barr, Birmingham, B43 6AL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Alison Connop
- Constituency
- West Bromwich
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 422
- Pupils on roll
- 421
- URN
- 103972
- Local authority
- Sandwell
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01213574319
About this school
Grove Vale Primary School is a community primary school in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 421 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 59 | 63 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 78% | 83% | 83% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 12% | 17% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 92% | 87% | 90% |
| Expected standard in maths | 85% | 86% | 92% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 92% | 89% | 93% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 109.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 109.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.50 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Grove Vale Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Sandwell average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 78% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 83% | 57.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 83% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 420 |
| 2023/24 | 423 |
| 2024/25 | 420 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Grove Vale Primary School compares
Grove Vale Primary School ranked 3rd of 84 primary schools in Sandwell for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 91% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 83% | 4.6% | 13.6% | 421 | — |
| Holy Name Catholic Primary School | — | — | — | 191 | 0.5 miles |
| Ferndale Primary School | 66% | 4.7% | 32.7% | 551 | 0.7 miles |
| Hamstead Primary School | 67% | 5.2% | 32% | 423 | 0.7 miles |
| St Margaret's CofE Primary School | 48% | 5.6% | 14.4% | 221 | 0.9 miles |
| Whitecrest Primary School | 74% | 3.9% | 16.1% | 197 | 1.0 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 13.57%
- English as an additional language
- 48.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.55%
- Persistent absence
- 8.77%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Holy Name Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Ferndale Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Hamstead Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
St Margaret's CofE Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Whitecrest Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Birmingham
Other schools in Birmingham
Grove Vale Primary School ranks 19th of the 273 ranked primary schools in Birmingham.
- Abbey Catholic Primary School Primary
- Acocks Green Primary School Primary
- Adderley Primary School Primary
- Al-Furqan Primary School Primary
- Albert Bradbeer Primary Academy Primary
- Allens Croft Primary School Primary
- Alston Primary School Primary
- Anderton Park Primary School Primary
- Anglesey Primary School Primary
- Arden Primary School Primary
- Ark Tindal Primary Academy Primary
- Aston Tower Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Grove Vale Primary School teach?
- Grove Vale Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Birmingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Grove Vale Primary School?
- The headteacher of Grove Vale Primary School is Mrs Alison Connop, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Grove Vale Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Grove Vale Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Grove Vale Primary School?
- Grove Vale Primary School has 421 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Grove Vale Primary School full?
- Grove Vale Primary School has capacity for 422 pupils and 421 on roll (100%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Grove Vale Primary School a faith school?
- No. Grove Vale Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Grove Vale Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Grove Vale Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Grove Vale Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 78% in 2022/23 and 83% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Grove Vale Primary School rank locally?
- Grove Vale Primary School ranked 3rd of 84 primary schools in Sandwell for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 91% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Grove Vale Primary School's absence rate?
- Grove Vale Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Grove Vale Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Grove Vale Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.