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Chad Vale Primary School

Birmingham, B15 3JUPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Oct 2023
KS2 Results
70%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.9×
Not oversubscribed
53 1st-choice / 60 places
Ranking
#4,271
of 13,686 nationally

About Chad Vale Primary School

Chad Vale Primary School holds a Good rating from Ofsted following its most recent ungraded inspection in October 2023, which confirmed the school remains Good. That judgement is backed up by solid academic outcomes. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 tests, 70% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, which is comfortably above the Birmingham local authority average of 63%. The school ranks 75th out of 254 primary schools in Birmingham on this metric, placing it in the top 30% nationally. Digging into the individual subjects, 87% of pupils reached the expected standard in maths, with an average scaled score of 108, while 78% hit the expected level in reading and 77% in writing. The proportion reaching the higher standard across all three subjects was 10%, with maths again the strongest area at 40% achieving the higher benchmark.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressNursery Road, Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 3JU
HeadteacherPaul Sansom
Local AuthorityBirmingham
Number of Pupils421
Free School Meals (FSM)19.5%
School Capacity421 / 420 (100% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

4 Oct 2023
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (4 Oct 2023): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 21 Oct 2014. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

5
Art StudiosGymnasiumDining HallLibraryChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

12

Sports

Cross CountryGymnasticsFootballNetballDanceCricket

Clubs & Activities

GardeningFilm ClubChoirCodingScience ClubDrama

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingVisionLearning DifficultyOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:55 – 15:30

Breakfast club

07:30-08:55

After-school care

15:30-18:00

Source: chadvale.bham.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Chad Vale Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.