Chivenor Primary School
Farnborough Road, Castle Vale, Birmingham, B35 7JA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE GRIFFIN SCHOOLS TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lisa Guest
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- The Griffin Schools Trust
- Constituency
- Birmingham Erdington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 344
- URN
- 140159
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01216759833
About this school
Chivenor Primary School is a primary academy in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 344 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- 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 | 60 | 57 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 54% | 58% | 74% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 64% | 77% | 81% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 67% | 79% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 68% | 67% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 101.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.40 | - | - |
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 Chivenor 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 | Birmingham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 54% | 55.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 58% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 74% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 337 |
| 2023/24 | 336 |
| 2024/25 | 335 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Chivenor Primary School compares
Chivenor Primary School ranked 64th of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 22% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 74% | 7.3% | 71% | 344 | — |
| Topcliffe Primary School | 20% | 7.3% | 72.3% | 246 | 0.4 miles |
| St Gerard's Catholic Primary School | 80% | 4.2% | 48.5% | 235 | 0.5 miles |
| Pegasus Primary School | 76% | 6% | 66.7% | 160 | 0.5 miles |
| St Mary and St Margaret's Church of England Aided Primary School | 73% | 4.9% | 22.4% | 237 | 0.8 miles |
| Gunter Primary School | 43% | 9% | 50.5% | 182 | 0.8 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)
- 71.04%
- English as an additional language
- 19.4%
- Overall absence
- 7.33%
- Persistent absence
- 25.31%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Topcliffe Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
St Gerard's Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Pegasus Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
St Mary and St Margaret's Church of England Aided Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Gunter Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Birmingham
Other schools in Birmingham
Chivenor Primary School ranks 61st 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 Chivenor Primary School teach?
- Chivenor Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Birmingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Chivenor Primary School?
- The headteacher of Chivenor Primary School is Mrs Lisa Guest, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Chivenor Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Chivenor 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 Chivenor Primary School?
- Chivenor Primary School has 344 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Chivenor Primary School full?
- Chivenor Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 344 on roll (82%), so it has space against 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 Chivenor Primary School a faith school?
- No. Chivenor Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Chivenor Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Chivenor Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Chivenor Primary School?
- Chivenor Primary School is part of THE GRIFFIN SCHOOLS TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Chivenor Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 54% in 2022/23 and 74% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Chivenor Primary School rank locally?
- Chivenor Primary School ranked 64th of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 22% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Chivenor Primary School's absence rate?
- Chivenor Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Chivenor Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Chivenor 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.