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Chivenor Primary School

Farnborough Road, Castle Vale, Birmingham, B35 7JA

Local ranking136th of 275 primary schools in Birmingham
Ofsted: StrongUpdated— score data refreshed 2 August 2026

Primary

Phase

420

Capacity

5-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 11 February 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Good
Early years
Good

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
74.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
11.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
81.0%
Writing (Expected)
82.0%
Maths (Expected)
79.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
81.0%
Reading avg scaled score
106.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
105.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
107.0
Cohort Size
57

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
335
Boys
155 (46%)
Girls
180 (54%)
Capacity
420 (80% full)
SEND
19.4%
FSM Eligible
71.0%
EAL
19.4%
SEN with EHC Plan
3.3%
SEN Support
16.1%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
16.3:1
Teachers (FTE)
20.5
Budget per Pupil
£8,293/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
7.3% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
25.3% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Does not apply
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 49.1%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 10.8%
  • Black African: 7.8%
  • Asian Pakistani: 6.6%
  • Black Caribbean: 4.8%
  • White Other: 4.5%
  • Mixed Other: 4.5%
  • Asian Chinese: 2.7%

49.1%

White British

10.8%

Mixed White & Black Caribbean

7.8%

Black African

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
140159
UKPRN
10043279
Establishment No.
2140
Trust
THE GRIFFIN SCHOOLS TRUST