George Betts Primary Academy, Smethwick
George Betts Primary Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Smethwick, part of The Elliot Foundation Academies Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in June 2019. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in July 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 2nd-highest of the 15 schools in Smethwick with published results, and 4,096th of 14,452 across England. It was 87% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2019)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Sandwell (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
George Betts Primary Academy in detail
George Betts Primary Academy in its own words
In its own words: "George Betts is a caring, disciplined and happy environment. Pupils are provided with many opportunities to develop spiritually, socially, physically and intellectually in order to ensure that we are all ‘Learning for Life’. Through this, we endeavour to ensure that children are Confident Individuals, Successful Learners and Responsible Citizens."
Vision and values (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 86% of Year 6 pupils at George Betts Primary Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 81% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 75% in Sandwell and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 93% in reading and 88% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at George Betts Primary Academy
For September 2026 entry, 26 families put George Betts Primary Academy as their first choice and 47 named it as one of their preferences, for 40 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at George Betts Primary Academy
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to George Betts Primary Academy are Rood End Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 59% reading, 63% maths); Holy Trinity CofE Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 69% reading, 79% maths); St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School (0.7 miles, Requires improvement, 82% reading, 75% maths); and Lyng Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 76% reading, 81% maths).
George Betts Primary Academy's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.
Rood End Primary SchoolHoly Trinity CofE Primary SchoolSt Francis Xavier Catholic Primary SchoolLyng Primary School
The trust
George Betts Primary Academy is one of 37 schools run by The Elliot Foundation Academies Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 63% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
44.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 83.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are Asian (61%), Black (11%) and other ethnic groups (7%).
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Smethwick Galton Bridge Rail Station, about 980 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).
10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Sandwell Business Park (opposite), 160 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood George Betts Primary Academy stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, George Betts Primary Academy issued 7 suspensions, 1.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to George Betts Primary Academy are Holly Lodge High School College of Science (0.4 miles), West Bromwich Collegiate Academy (0.6 miles) and Sandwell Academy (1.2 miles).
Holly Lodge High School College of ScienceWest Bromwich Collegiate AcademySandwell Academy
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from June 2019, 7 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good and may be improving; its next inspection will be a full graded one.
Ofsted's report, in its own words
What is it like to attend this school?
Pupils at George Betts Primary Academy thrive as this is a school which puts considerable thought into the curriculum and the wider opportunities that pupils benefit from. As a group of pupils, typical of many, said to the inspector, 'In our diverse school we have many opportunities for every child and caring teachers who want all pupils to succeed.' Due to all this, pupils achieve exceptionally well and are very happy.
Pupils invariably behave very well. This is because they understand the importance the school places on mutual respect and doing your best. Very well-established routines enable all pupils to feel safe and thrive. House captains take a lead in modelling the school's expectations for younger pupils. Pupils know that if they have concerns, they can speak to an adult or use the school's worry box.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
The school has constructed an ambitious and coherent curriculum for all pupils. In doing this, leaders have deeply considered the key learning pupils most need and the order in which this is best taught. The school has embedded a highly effective approach to checking that pupils understand key concepts. With this regular focus on accurate assessment in the moment, this means that any misconceptions or gaps in understanding are rapidly picked up and addressed. Leaders identified the need to support pupils to write to greater depth. Their approaches are leading to increasing numbers of pupils being supported to write with increased complexity and cohesion. The school has placed appropriate emphasis on supporting pupils to discuss their learning to help them consider how they could best complete the activities they are given. All this means that pupils know more and remember more across a range of subjects to enable them to achieve exceptionally well.
From Ofsted's July 2024 ungraded inspection report: the opening paragraphs of each section, quoted word for word. Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its June 2019 inspection - unchanged since its previous inspection.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
44.4%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 93% to 86% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 88% to 81% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 81% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
24.2
Avg class size
23.5
Infant (KS1)
27.1
KS2
15
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with George Betts Primary Academy
Term dates
George Betts Primary Academy is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Sandwell's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to George Betts Primary Academy from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. George Betts Primary Academy is in Sandwell; for families living there:
Apply to Sandwell for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 50
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 8
- Children hurt
- 7
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 50 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 8 serious and 41 slight.
7 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 5 in a vehicle or otherwise.
8 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Sandwell is 26.5 (the median across 134 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
87%
Available places
390 pupils
446 places
56 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Smethwick
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Smethwick
Across Sandwell council
Places available
4,920
Applications
3,985
Got 1st preference
94.1%
Got preferred school
98.6%
All primary applications across Sandwell council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(4)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
54
SEN Support
19
EHC Plans
19.1%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
383
Total Pupils
200
Boys
183
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
20
Teachers
19.1:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£49,708
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,861
Per pupil
£2575k
Total funding
£218k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.4%
Overall absence
8.1%
Persistent absence
360
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
George Betts Primary Academy
Questions parents ask about George Betts Primary Academy
What are SATs results like at George Betts Primary Academy?
Of the pupils at George Betts Primary Academy who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 86% reached the expected standard in reading and 81% did so in maths.
What is George Betts Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?
George Betts Primary Academy's most recent Ofsted inspection, in July 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in June 2019, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for George Betts Primary Academy?
No fixed boundary. When George Betts Primary Academy is oversubscribed, Sandwell allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at George Betts Primary Academy?
George Betts Primary Academy was not full in 2025: it ran at 87% of its 446 places.
How big are the classes at George Betts Primary Academy?
Classes at George Betts Primary Academy average 24.2 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to George Betts Primary Academy?
George Betts Primary Academy has around 383 pupils on roll. 44% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at George Betts Primary Academy?
4.4% of sessions were missed at George Betts Primary Academy in 2024/25. 8.1% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to George Betts Primary Academy?
Apply through Sandwell's coordinated admissions process, naming George Betts Primary Academy on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
How many road collisions happen near George Betts Primary Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 50 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 8 serious and 41 slight. 7 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 5 in a vehicle or otherwise. 8 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Sandwell is 26.5 (the median across 134 schools, same distance and years).
Where is George Betts Primary Academy?
George Betts Primary Academy is at West End Avenue, Smethwick, West Midlands, B66 1RE.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)