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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 17 July 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving)
- 5 June 2019Graded inspection: Good
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry47 applications · 40 places offered · 26 named it first
- 2026 1.2; Sandwell median median 1.9
- 2025 1.0; Sandwell median median 1.7
- 2024 1.2; Sandwell median median 1.7
- 2023 1.3; Sandwell median median 1.7
- 2022 1.3; Sandwell median median 1.6
- 2021 1.2; Sandwell median median 1.6
- 2020 1.1; Sandwell median median 1.7
- 2019 1.3; Sandwell median median 1.6
- 2018 1.1; Sandwell median median 1.6
- 2017 0.9; Sandwell median median 1.7
- 2016 1.3; Sandwell median median 1.7
- 2015 1.5; Sandwell median median 1.6
- 2014 1.1; Sandwell median median 1.6
- This school
- Sandwell median
Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 40 | 47 | 1.2 | 26 | 0.65 |
| Sep 2025 | 44 | 42 | 1.0 | 32 | 0.73 |
| Sep 2024 | 37 | 44 | 1.2 | 35 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2023 | 39 | 50 | 1.3 | 39 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2022 | 41 | 54 | 1.3 | 39 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2021 | 25 | 31 | 1.2 | 24 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2020 | 44 | 49 | 1.1 | 35 | 0.80 |
| Sep 2019 | 43 | 54 | 1.3 | 42 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2018 | 47 | 53 | 1.1 | 41 | 0.87 |
| Sep 2017 | 59 | 50 | 0.9 | 40 | 0.68 |
| Sep 2016 | 60 | 76 | 1.3 | 55 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2015 | 38 | 57 | 1.5 | 29 | 0.76 |
| Sep 2014 | 39 | 41 | 1.1 | 31 | 0.79 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 86% · Writing 81% · Maths 81% → all three 80% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- Sandwell median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 80% | 19% | 109 | 107 |
| 2023/24 | 76% | 8% | 110 | 107 |
| 2022/23 | 69% | 3% | 106 | 105 |
Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- George Betts Primary AcademyThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good · improving20241.2applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
- 0.7 km · SandwellGraded · no overall grade20241.5applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
- 1.1 km · SandwellGood20231.6applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
- 1.2 km · SandwellGraded · no overall grade20242.5applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
- 1.2 km · SandwellStandards maintained20251.9applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
- 1.3 km · SandwellSpecial measures Graded · no overall grade2024
- 1.3 km · SandwellRemains Good202271%met the SATs standard
- 1.3 km · SandwellGraded · no overall grade20251.7applications per place
- 1.8 km · SandwellRemains Good20221.9applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
School details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 139565 · 333/2004
- Capacity
- 446 pupils · 383 on roll
- Free school meals
- 46.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 July 2013
- Replaced
- George Betts Primary School (URN 103944)
- Address
- West End Avenue, Smethwick, B66 1RE
- Local authority
- Sandwell
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources