Eaton Valley Primary School

Eaton Valley Primary School continues to demonstrate good performance through its commitment to inclusion and a supportive learning environment. Leaders have instilled a strong vision that encourages pupils to aim high and engage deeply with their education. The school promotes a culture of respect and understanding, ensuring that pupils feel safe and valued as learners. While the school's curriculum has evolved positively, particularly in reading and mathematics, some subjects still require more clarity and consistency in delivery to fully meet the needs of all students.

Strengths

• Strong emphasis on inclusivity for all pupils, including those with SEND.
• A positive and supportive school environment that fosters good behavior.
• Effective leadership that encourages high expectations among pupils.
• A well-planned curriculum that reflects the school's diverse community.
• Regular assessment of pupils' progress to tailor support as needed.

Areas for Improvement

• In some subjects, teachers are not fully clear on how the curriculum is sequenced.
• Need for further development in staff expertise for teaching phonics.
• Implementation of curriculum improvements is not yet fully embedded in all areas.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Eaton Valley Primary School attended 94.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 11.7% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.4% of pupils at Eaton Valley Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Eaton Valley Primary School had 23.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 10.5% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 17.0% of pupils at Eaton Valley Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Eaton Valley Primary School received £7,314 and spent £7,368 for each of its 435 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £315,000 (£725 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Eaton Valley Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Eaton Valley Primary School is Good, from an inspection in March 2023.

When was Eaton Valley Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Eaton Valley Primary School was last inspected in March 2023.

How many pupils does Eaton Valley Primary School have?

Eaton Valley Primary School has 446 pupils on roll.

What age range does Eaton Valley Primary School cover?

Eaton Valley Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Eaton Valley Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 54% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Eaton Valley Primary School?

Eaton Valley Primary School is at Dagger Lane, West Bromwich, West Midlands, B71 4BU.