Galton Valley Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Feb 12 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

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
17.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
13.4%
Pupil ethnicities
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%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage1.1
WritingAbove average2.1
MathsAbove average2.8
Year 2022-2023

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
School: Year 2022-2023
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
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
63
2nd preference
8
3rd preference
5
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
58
2nd preference
2
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes29.7
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29.8
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30.4
Year 2023-2024

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
Year 2023-2024

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