The Oval School, Birmingham | The Schools Guide

Disadvantaged pupils (%)

Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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The Oval School

Whittington Oval, Yardley, Birmingham B33 8JG

https://www.theovalprimary.co.uk/

The Oval School is an academy. It has about 660 boys and girls aged between 3 and 11. In June 2019 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.

This school is a member of DRB Ignite Multi Academy Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Audley Primary School, The Oaks Primary School, Jervoise School, Paganel Primary School and Princethorpe Junior School.)

Particular strengths include Finances, Disadvantaged pupils, Admissions and Progress. Relative weaknesses include Environment and Attendance.

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Other schools nearby

Overall scores for nearby schools are shown. Hover over the circles to see school names; click on them to go the corresponding school pages. Use the button on the left to personalise these scores based on your own priorities.

Distance (miles)	Score	Name
0.4		Lea Forest Primary Academy
0.5		Audley Primary School
0.6		Oasis Academy Blakenhale Infants
0.7		Oasis Academy Blakenhale Junior
0.7		Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School
0.7		Gossey Lane Academy
0.8		Stechford Primary School
1.0		Blakesley Hall Primary School
1.0		Colebourne Primary School
1.1		St Cuthbert's RC Junior and Infant (NC) School
1.1		Our Lady's Catholic Primary School
1.2		The Shirestone Academy

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Finances: Excellent. The school budget has been in surplus

Disadvantaged pupils: Excellent. Progress in maths, reading and writing are all excellent.

Admissions: Excellent. The occupancy rate is roughly average and the offer rate is very high.

Progress: Excellent. Progress in maths is above average, in reading it is excellent and in writing it is above average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)

Representation: In balance. The socio-economic mix is slightly out of balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is in balance with the local community.

Attainment: Above average. Maths, reading and GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) attainment are all above average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Attendance: Below average. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both quite high.

Environment: Poor. Air pollution, traffic accidents and crime are all very high.

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