Galton Valley Primary School
Brasshouse Lane, Smethwick, B66 1BA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Head Teacher
- Mrs Sarah O'Boyle
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Smethwick
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 456
- URN
- 135288
- Local authority
- Sandwell
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01215581690
About this school
Galton Valley Primary School is a community primary school in Smethwick. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 456 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 | 55 | 62 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 77% | 71% | 71% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 11% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 85% | 84% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 90% | 85% | 81% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 92% | 82% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.80 | - | - |
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 Galton Valley 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 | 77% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 71% | 57.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 71% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 468 |
| 2023/24 | 461 |
| 2024/25 | 453 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Galton Valley Primary School compares
Galton Valley Primary School ranked 22nd of 84 primary schools in Sandwell for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 71% | 4.8% | 42.7% | 456 | — |
| Oasis Academy Wattville | — | 9.8% | 61% | 371 | 0.6 miles |
| St Philip's Catholic Primary School | 50% | 5.4% | 36.9% | 209 | 0.6 miles |
| Crocketts Community Primary School | 65% | 4.1% | 35.2% | 472 | 0.6 miles |
| Devonshire Junior Academy | 71% | 4.3% | 38.7% | 349 | 0.7 miles |
| Devonshire Infant Academy | — | 6% | 28% | 346 | 0.7 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.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report18 June 2025
- 11 February 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 42.65%
- English as an additional language
- 83.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.78%
- Persistent absence
- 8.89%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Oasis Academy Wattville0.6 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
St Philip's Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Smethwick
-
Crocketts Community Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Smethwick
-
Devonshire Junior Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Smethwick
-
Devonshire Infant Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Smethwick
Other schools in Smethwick
Galton Valley Primary School ranks 6th of the 15 ranked primary schools in Smethwick.
- Abbey Infant School Primary
- Abbey Junior School Primary
- Annie Lennard Primary School Primary
- Bearwood Primary School Primary
- Cape Primary School Primary
- Crocketts Community Primary School Primary
- Devonshire Infant Academy Primary
- Devonshire Junior Academy Primary
- George Betts Primary Academy Primary
- Shireland Hall Primary Academy Primary
- Shireland Technology Primary Primary
- St Gregory's Catholic Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Galton Valley Primary School teach?
- Galton Valley Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Smethwick.
- Who is the head teacher of Galton Valley Primary School?
- The head teacher of Galton Valley Primary School is Mrs Sarah O'Boyle, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Galton Valley Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Galton Valley 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 Galton Valley Primary School?
- Galton Valley Primary School has 456 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Galton Valley Primary School full?
- Galton Valley Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 456 on roll (109%), 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 Galton Valley Primary School a faith school?
- No. Galton Valley Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Galton Valley Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Galton Valley Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Galton Valley Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Galton Valley Primary School's special educational needs provision as: OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Galton Valley Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 77% in 2022/23 and 71% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Galton Valley Primary School rank locally?
- Galton Valley Primary School ranked 22nd of 84 primary schools in Sandwell for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Galton Valley Primary School's absence rate?
- Galton Valley Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Galton Valley Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Galton Valley 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 1 July 2026.