Galton Valley Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 17 2025 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
- 453 (94% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.2%
- Girls
- 48.8%
- First language not English
- 83.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 39.1%
- Persistent absence
- 12.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.7%
Bangladeshi 53.6%
Indian 9.9%
Pakistani 8.8%
Other 8.2%
Mixed 6.6%
African 3.8%
White British 2.6%
Other White 2.4%
Caribbean 1.8%
Chinese 0.9%
Gypsy/Roma 0.4%
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 71%
Local authority average 61%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 11%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Galton Valley Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 58
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 51
- 2nd preference
- 9
- 3rd preference
- 4
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 51
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.1 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.7 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 9 5 4 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 22 7 15 |
| Reception, Full-time | 59 34 25 |
| Year 1 | 60 30 30 |
| Year 2 | 59 33 26 |
| Year 3 | 60 29 31 |
| Year 4 | 62 37 25 |
| Year 5 | 60 25 35 |
| Year 6 | 62 32 30 |