Chivenor Primary School
Academy sponsor ledPrimaryAges 2–11Mixed
Farnborough Road, Castle Vale, Birmingham, B35 7JA
Headteacher · Mrs Lisa Guest
From Get Information About Schools (DfE), updated 22 September 2026. Report a correction
Key facts
Pupils344Capacity 420
OfstedGraded inspectionInspected 11 February 2025
TrustThe Griffin Schools Trust
Free school meals68.8%
Ofsted
Inspection on 11 February 2025. Ofsted no longer gives an overall grade.
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementGood
- Early yearsGood
- SafeguardingEffective
Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.
Reception applications close 15 January 2027
For September 2027. Apply through Birmingham council, not the school. National offer day is 16 April 2027.
How to apply in BirminghamApplications for September 2026
All 44 families who put it first were offered a place.
Places offered46
Applications93
First choice44
First-choice offers44
Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.
Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).
Nearby schools for the same ages
- Castle Vale Nursery School0.3 mi
- Topcliffe Primary School0.4 mi
- St Gerard's Catholic Primary School0.5 mi
- Pegasus Primary School0.5 mi
- St Mary and St Margaret's Church of England Aided Primary School0.8 mi