Galton Valley Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 11 2020 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Sandwell
- Unique reference
- 135288
- Address
- Brasshouse Lane, B66 1BA
- Website
- www.gvps.sandwell.sch.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 461 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.3%
- Girls
- 47.7%
- First language not English
- 81.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 32.8%
- Persistent absence
- 8.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.4%
Bangladeshi 52.7%
Indian 10%
Pakistani 8.5%
Mixed 7.9%
Other 7.8%
African 4.1%
White British 2.6%
Other White 2.4%
Caribbean 1.7%
Chinese 0.9%
Gypsy/Roma 0.7%
Other Asian 0.4%
Other Black 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage1.1
WritingAbove average2.1
MathsAbove average2.8
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 77%
Local authority average 58%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 8%
Local authority average 5%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 107
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 108
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Galton Valley Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 60
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 63
- 2nd preference
- 8
- 3rd preference
- 5
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 58
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.7 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.8 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 6 2 4 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 33 19 14 |
| Reception, Full-time | 60 32 28 |
| Year 1 | 59 32 27 |
| Year 2 | 60 29 31 |
| Year 3 | 60 36 24 |
| Year 4 | 60 25 35 |
| Year 5 | 62 32 30 |
| Year 6 | 61 34 27 |