School profile

Chivenor Primary School

Primary · Academy sponsor led · Birmingham, B35 7JA

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Outstanding
Good
Requires improvement
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National ranking

Key stage 2 2024/25

#3,631 of 15,057

Better than 75% of schools in England

Ranked by pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Chivenor Primary School Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 11 Feb 2025

Area360 rating
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Early years
Good
Safeguarding
Effective

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeAcademy sponsor led
Ages2 to 11
Pupils344 of 420 places
GenderMixed
Head teacherMrs Lisa Guest
TrustTHE GRIFFIN SCHOOLS TRUST
Local authorityBirmingham
Opened01 Feb 2014
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 140159.

Key stage 2 results

2024/25

Year 6 results in national curriculum tests and teacher assessments. The expected standard is the level pupils should reach by the end of primary school.

MeasureThis schoolBirminghamEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing and maths74%63%63%
Higher standard in reading, writing and maths11%8%8%
Average reading score106106106
Average maths score105105105
Average grammar, punctuation and spelling score107106105
Expected standard in reading81%75%76%
Expected standard in writing82%72%73%
Expected standard in maths79%75%75%
Pupils taking tests57--

Source: DfE, Compare school performance, Compare school performance 2024-2025.

Pupils

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils344
Girls184
Boys160
Eligible for free school meals68.6%
First language not English16.6%
SEN support54
EHC plan15
Average class size25.5

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Pupils ethnicity

White British
52.3%
White and Black Caribbean
9.3%
African
6.1%
Caribbean
5.8%
Pakistani
5.5%
Other White
4.9%
Other mixed
4.1%
Chinese
2.3%
White and Black African
2%
White and Asian
1.7%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed. Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means missing 50% or more.

MeasureThis schoolBirminghamEngland
Overall absence6.9%5.7%5.1%
Persistent absence22.1%16.5%13.2%
Severe absence2.9%1.3%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)46
Applications (Reception)93
First preference applications (Reception)44
First preference offers (Reception)44
Applications from another local authority (Reception)0

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Capacity

2024/25
MeasureThis school
School places420
Pupils on roll339
Unfilled places19.3%

Source: DfE, School capacity, Academic year 2024/25, published 19 Mar 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher17.4
Pupils per adult10.6
Teachers (FTE)19.7
Teaching assistants (FTE)12.67
Support staff (FTE)18.56
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/2520
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/2518.2
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/250
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/251.8

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25
MeasureThis school
Suspension rate4.2%
Pupils with one or more suspensions1.8%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

Schools near Chivenor Primary School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.3 miNurseryCastle Vale Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school
Outstanding
0.4 miPrimaryTopcliffe Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Good
0.5 miSecondaryLift GreenwoodAcademy sponsor led
Requires improvement
0.5 miPrimarySt Gerard's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school
Good
0.5 miPrimaryPegasus Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Good
0.8 miPrimarySt Mary and St Margaret's Church of England Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school
Good
0.8 miPrimaryGunter Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.8 miPrimarySt Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant SchoolAcademy converter
Good
0.9 miPrimaryFirs Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Requires improvement
1.1 miPrimaryHeathlands Primary AcademyAcademy converter
Good

Frequently asked questions about Chivenor Primary School

What is Chivenor Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Chivenor Primary School is rated Good, last inspected on 11 Feb 2025. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.

How does Chivenor Primary School rank in England?

Chivenor Primary School ranks 3,631 of 15,057 schools in England for Key stage 2 2024/25 (better than 75% of schools).

How many pupils attend Chivenor Primary School?

Chivenor Primary School has 344 pupils aged 2 to 11, with capacity for 420.

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.