The Oval School

State-Funded School

the-oval-school-birmingham-west-midlands

West MidlandsRegion

BirminghamLocal Authority

Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull NorthConstituency

B33 8JGPostcode

6.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The Oval School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Birmingham, West Midlands.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 639 pupils. The Oval School is part of drb Ignite Multi Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 67%
Higher standard: 13%
Reading score: 106
Maths score: 104

Ethnicity

White

19%

Asian

57%

Black

Mixed

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

639

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

65%

England average

27%

First language not English

40%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 639
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: drb Ignite Multi Academy Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

Standards maintained

Ungraded inspection on 16 October 2024. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
11 Jul 2013	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.