Galton Valley Primary School

Details

Age Range	3-11 years
Gender	Mixed
Type	Maintained school, Community school
Religious Character	Does not apply
Local Authority	Sandwell
Address	Brasshouse Lane, B66 1BA
School Website	www.gvps.sandwell.sch.uk/
Telephone	1215581690
URN	135288

School Census

Total	468
Girls/Boys	226/242
Girls/Boys Ratio	48.3%/51.7%
% pupils where English not first language	81.0%
No. pupils eligible for free school meals	137
Percentage of eligible pupils with SEN support	12.8%

Ofsted Ratings

Ofsted Inspections

The latest Ofsted inspection was on 11/02/2020 and the overall effectiveness rating was Good.

Start Date	Ofsted Rating
11/02/2020	Good
11/12/2013	Good

Inspection Date	11/02/2020
Quality of Education	Good
Behaviour and Attitudes	Good
Personal Development	Good
Effectiveness of Leadership and Management	Good

Inspection Date	11/12/2013
Quality of Education	No Judgement
Behaviour and Attitudes	No Judgement
Personal Development	No Judgement
Effectiveness of Leadership and Management	Good

Ofsted Inspection Timeline

Inspection Date	Inspection Type	Inspection Report
17 June 2025	School inspection	View
11 February 2020	School inspection: Good	View
22 November 2018	Short inspection	View
11 December 2013	Full inspection: Good	View
10 July 2013	Monitoring visit	View
20 March 2013	Monitoring visit	View
05 December 2012	Monitoring visit	View
04 July 2012	Monitoring visit	View
29 February 2012	Full inspection: Inadequate	View
12 October 2010	Curriculum and development visit	View
09 June 2009	Full inspection: Good	View

Primary Results

Type	Score
Primary Results 2024
Pupils meeting the expected standard	71%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard	11%
Reading	106
Maths	106
Reading Progress	-
Writing Progress	-
Maths Progress	-

Type	Score
Primary Results 2023
Pupils meeting the expected standard	77
Pupils achieving at a higher standard	8
Reading	107.0
Maths	108.0
Reading Progress	1.1
Writing Progress	2.1
Maths Progress	2.8

Type	Score
Primary Results 2019
Pupils meeting the expected standard	61%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard	10%
Reading	104.0
Maths	106.0
Reading Progress	0.7
Writing Progress	1.8
Maths Progress	1.0

Type	Score
Primary Results 2018
Pupils meeting the expected standard	77%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard	20%
Reading	105
Maths	107
Reading Progress	1.3
Writing Progress	2.6
Maths Progress	3.7

Primary Admissions

First preference v Offers	1.09%
Total Applications	83
As First Preference	63
As second preference	8
As third preference	5

Total Offers Made	60
first preference offers	58
second preference offers	2
third preference offers	0

First preference v Offers	1.16%
Total Applications	85
As First Preference	67
As second preference	7
As third preference	7

Total Offers Made	60
first preference offers	58
second preference offers	2
third preference offers	0

First preference v Offers	1.00%
Total Applications	72
As First Preference	51
As second preference	11
As third preference	6

Total Offers Made	60
first preference offers	51
second preference offers	3
third preference offers	2

First preference v Offers	1.19%
Total Applications	93
As First Preference	70
As second preference	10
As third preference	6

Total Offers Made	60
first preference offers	59
second preference offers	1
third preference offers	0

First preference v Offers	1.14%
Total Applications	91
As First Preference	67
As second preference	12
As third preference	7

Total Offers Made	60
first preference offers	59
second preference offers	1
third preference offers	0

First preference v Offers	1.07%
Total Applications	88
As First Preference	62
As second preference	6
As third preference	10

Total Offers Made	60
first preference offers	58
second preference offers	1
third preference offers	1

First preference v Offers	1.14%
Total Applications	97
As First Preference	66
As second preference	11
As third preference	11

Total Offers Made	61
first preference offers	58
second preference offers	2
third preference offers	1

First preference v Offers	1.11%
Total Applications	82
As First Preference	60
As second preference	9
As third preference	8

Total Offers Made	60
first preference offers	54
second preference offers	5
third preference offers	0

First preference v Offers	1.26%
Total Applications	90
As First Preference	72
As second preference	8
As third preference	7

Total Offers Made	60
first preference offers	57
second preference offers	3
third preference offers	0

First preference v Offers	1.00%
Total Applications	80
As First Preference	63
As second preference	7
As third preference	8

Total Offers Made	67
first preference offers	63
second preference offers	2
third preference offers	0

First preference v Offers	1.05%
Total Applications	75
As First Preference	63
As second preference	5
As third preference	4

Total Offers Made	60
first preference offers	60
second preference offers	0
third preference offers	0

Ethnicity

time period	2023-24
bangladeshi ethnic origin	52.7%
indian ethnic origin	10%
pakistani ethnic origin	8.5%
any other ethnic group ethnic origin	7.8%
any other mixed background ethnic origin	4.6%
african ethnic origin	4.1%
white british ethnic origin	2.6%
any other white background ethnic origin	2.4%
caribbean ethnic origin	1.7%
white and asian ethnic origin	1.5%
white and black caribbean ethnic origin	1.1%
chinese ethnic origin	0.9%
gypsy roma ethnic origin	0.7%
white and black african ethnic origin	0.7%

time period	2022-23
bangladeshi ethnic origin	52.6%
indian ethnic origin	10.5%
pakistani ethnic origin	9.6%
any other ethnic group ethnic origin	6.8%
any other mixed background ethnic origin	5.1%
white british ethnic origin	3.2%
any other white background ethnic origin	1.9%
white and asian ethnic origin	1.9%
african ethnic origin	1.9%
caribbean ethnic origin	1.7%
white and black caribbean ethnic origin	0.9%
chinese ethnic origin	0.9%
white and black african ethnic origin	0.6%
any other asian background ethnic origin	0.6%
any other black background ethnic origin	0.6%

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