Galton Valley Primary School, Smethwick
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Galton Valley creates a warm, welcoming environment where your child will feel happy, safe and cared for. The school is ambitious for every pupil to succeed and has excellent support in place for children with additional needs. A broad, enriching curriculum includes trips, visitors and a wide range of clubs, while high expectations for behaviour mean lessons run smoothly so children can focus on learning.
Key Strengths
- Warm, caring relationships between staff and pupils that help children feel safe and supported
- Ambitious curriculum with enriching activities like trips, residential stays and a wide range of clubs including jewellery making, rounders, dance and cycling
- Excellent support for pupils with special educational needs - their needs are well understood and provision is carefully matched to what they know
- High expectations for behaviour and attendance, with a calm, purposeful learning environment
- Strong leadership focused on what is best for pupils
Areas for Improvement
- Variability in how phonics is taught across the school - some pupils are not making enough progress in learning to read fluently and some reading books are too difficult
- Inconsistent checks on what young children in early years have learned, which means some misconceptions are missed and children are not always challenged appropriately
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective, with staff prioritising the wellbeing of pupils and their families.
Extracurricular Activities
Jewellery making, rounders, dance, cycling, mud kitchen, singing, dress up play
Galton Valley Primary School is a caring primary school where pupils are friendly, polite and feel happy and safe. The school has maintained good standards with an ambitious curriculum and strong support for all pupils, including those with special educational needs.
At a Glance
48.6%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
31 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 84% to 79%. Maths has declined from 85% to 81%. Writing has declined from 84% to 76%.
Class Sizes
29.1
Avg class size
29.7
Infant (KS1)
30.5
KS2
15
Total classes
4 classes with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
109%
Over capacity
456 pupils
420 capacity
36 places over capacity
Area Demand Pressure - Smethwick
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Smethwick
Admissions Demand - Sandwell
Places available
4,920
Applications
3,904
Got 1st preference
93.8%
Got preferred school
98.2%
Primary admissions across Sandwell (2025/26)
Inspection History(111)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
4.78391%
Overall absence
8.89488%
Persistent absence
371
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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