Report card · inspected Jun 2026
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
Safeguarding standards met
This schoolOther primary schools in Sandwell
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026| Area | Exceptional | Strong standard | Expected standard | Needs attention | Urgent improvement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inclusion | Strong standard | ||||
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard | ||||
| Achievement | Strong standard | ||||
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard | ||||
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard | ||||
| Early years | Strong standard | ||||
| Post-16 provision | Does not apply to this school | ||||
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard | ||||
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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Inspection history
- 9 June 2026Report card · 7 Strong standard
- 18 May 2022Ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding
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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 entry156 applications · 82 places offered · 73 named it first
- 2026 1.9; Sandwell median median 1.9
- 2025 1.5; Sandwell median median 1.7
- 2024 1.5; Sandwell median median 1.7
- 2023 1.7; Sandwell median median 1.7
- 2022 1.4; Sandwell median median 1.6
- 2021 1.9; Sandwell median median 1.6
- 2020 1.5; Sandwell median median 1.7
- 2019 1.9; Sandwell median median 1.6
- 2018 1.6; Sandwell median median 1.6
- 2017 1.9; Sandwell median median 1.7
- 2016 1.7; Sandwell median median 1.7
- 2015 1.4; Sandwell median median 1.6
- 2014 1.3; 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 | 82 | 156 | 1.9 | 73 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2025 | 88 | 134 | 1.5 | 82 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2024 | 84 | 128 | 1.5 | 78 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2023 | 75 | 127 | 1.7 | 73 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2022 | 78 | 110 | 1.4 | 76 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2021 | 53 | 100 | 1.9 | 51 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2020 | 76 | 112 | 1.5 | 69 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2019 | 78 | 144 | 1.9 | 92 | 1.18 |
| Sep 2018 | 91 | 141 | 1.6 | 94 | 1.03 |
| Sep 2017 | 89 | 171 | 1.9 | 106 | 1.19 |
| Sep 2016 | 82 | 135 | 1.7 | 76 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2015 | 72 | 103 | 1.4 | 63 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2014 | 72 | 91 | 1.3 | 55 | 0.76 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 87% · Writing 71% · Maths 88% → all three 69% 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 | 69% | 12% | 108 | 110 |
| 2023/24 | 74% | 2% | 106 | 106 |
| 2022/23 | 65% | 2% | 108 | 107 |
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
- Shireland Hall Primary AcademyThis schoolThis school20261.9applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
- 0.2 km · SandwellGood20232.7applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
- 0.7 km · SandwellOutstanding20232.4applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
- 0.7 km · BirminghamGood20231.9applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
- 0.7 km · Sandwell20261.7applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
- 0.8 km · SandwellGood20232.1applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
- 0.9 km · BirminghamRequires significant improvement 20262.2applications per place 26%met the SATs standard
- 1.1 km · BirminghamRequires improvement20223.8applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
- 1.1 km · SandwellRemains Good · concerns noted20242.4applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 139875 · 333/2161
- Capacity
- 694 pupils · 661 on roll
- Free school meals
- 28.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 July 2013
- Replaced
- Shireland Hall Primary School (URN 103967)
- Address
- Montague Road, Smethwick, B66 4PW
- Local authority
- Sandwell
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources