Tame Valley Academy, Birmingham

In its own words: "Each academy within Greenheart Learning Partnership has a shared Vision and Ethos, however each academy is unique and its application of this vision and ethos uniquely reflects the community it serves. Our visions and values are at the core of everything we do."

In 2025, 69% of Year 6 pupils at Tame Valley Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 72% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 76% in Birmingham and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (73% in reading, 73% in maths).

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 21 families put Tame Valley Academy as their first choice and 53 named it as one of their preferences, for 22 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Tame Valley Academy are Hodge Hill Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 61% reading, 72% maths); Firs Primary School (0.6 miles, Requires improvement, 66% reading, 53% maths); St Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant School (0.6 miles, Good, 64% reading, 48% maths); and St Peter and St Paul RC Junior and Infant School (0.9 miles, Good, 83% reading, 77% maths).

Tame Valley Academy's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Tame Valley Academy is one of 10 schools run by Greenheart Learning Partnership, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 65% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

65.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 32.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (32%), White British (25%) and Mixed (17%).

The nearest railway station is Stechford Rail Station, about 1.5 miles away in a straight line.

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Sundew Croft (adjacent), 150 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Tame Valley Academy stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Tame Valley Academy issued 11 suspensions, 4.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The secondary schools closest to Tame Valley Academy are Hodge Hill Girls' School (0.3 miles), Hodge Hill College (0.4 miles), Washwood Heath Academy (1.1 miles) and Erdington Academy (1.1 miles).