Grove Vale Primary School
Community school in Birmingham, Sandwell.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Community school |
| Age range | 3 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 421 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 446 |
| Free school meals | 13.10% |
| Local authority | Sandwell |
| Address | Monksfield Avenue, Great Barr, Birmingham, West Midlands, B43 6AL |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.grovevale.co.uk/ |
| Telephone | 01213574319 |
| URN | 103972 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 16 July 2024, published 8 September 2024:
| Overall effectiveness | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years provision | Outstanding |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Holy Name Catholic Primary School (primary school, about 0.7 km)
- Ferndale Primary School (primary school, about 1.1 km)
- Hamstead Primary School (primary school, about 1.1 km)
- St Margaret's CofE Primary School (primary school, about 1.5 km)
- Whitecrest Primary School (primary school, about 1.6 km)
- Yew Tree Primary School (primary school, about 1.7 km)
- St Mark's Catholic Primary School (primary school, about 1.8 km)
- Calshot Primary School (primary school, about 2.0 km)
Browse: Primary schools in Sandwell
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