Shireland Hall Primary Academy, Smethwick

Ofsted's report card from its 9 June 2026 inspection grades Shireland Hall Primary Academy on 7 areas: 7 strong standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Strong standard. "Pupils achieve highly at this school."

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "Attendance is typically above national averages and this has been sustained over time."

Curriculum and teaching - Strong standard. "Leaders have an accurate and informed understanding of the quality of the curriculum and teaching."

Early years - Strong standard. "Children in the early years thrive."

Inclusion - Strong standard. "Leaders place inclusion firmly at the centre of their work."

Leadership and governance - Strong standard. "Leaders and the trust set very high expectations and model professional conduct."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "The school promotes pupils' personal development and wellbeing highly effectively."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should continue to close the gap between disadvantaged and non-disadvantaged pupils in writing by the end of key stage 2"; "The school should continue to refine all aspects of its work, resulting in transformational outcomes and experiences for all pupils".

In 2025, 87% of Year 6 pupils at Shireland Hall Primary Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 88% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 75% in Sandwell and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 83% in reading and 84% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 73 families put Shireland Hall Primary Academy as their first choice and 156 named it as one of their preferences, for 82 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Shireland Hall Primary Academy are Cape Primary School (0.1 miles, Good, 59% reading, 58% maths); Shireland Technology Primary (0.4 miles, Outstanding, 79% reading, 79% maths); City Road Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 80% reading, 85% maths); and St Matthew's CofE Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 75% reading, 80% maths).

Shireland Hall Primary Academy's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.

Shireland Hall 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.

74.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (54%), Black (22%) and other ethnic groups (11%).

In 2026, 67 pupils (10.1%) received SEN support and 30 (4.5%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest railway station is Smethwick Rolfe Street Rail Station, about 1 mile away in a straight line.

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Cape Primary School (adjacent), 200 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 668 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, public order offences and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Sandwell (306), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Shireland Hall Primary Academy issued 6 suspensions, 0.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Shireland Hall Primary Academy are Shireland Collegiate Academy (0.4 miles), George Dixon Academy (0.6 miles), St Paul's School for Girls (0.9 miles) and Lordswood Boys' School (1 mile).