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King George V Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Beeches Road, West Bromwich B70 6JA · kinggeorgev.sandwell.sch.uk · 0121 553 0060
Overview
- Ofsted
- Some aspects not as strong
- Ungraded inspection · Nov 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 70%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Sandwell 61%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Sandwell Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 230
- 88% of 262 places
- Local authority
- Sandwell
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 39.3%
- First language not English
- 71.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Sandwell Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 22 families put the school first and 24 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 24 | 22 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 31 | 1▲ | 94% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 21 | 21 | 1 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | All | |
| September 2025 | All | |
| September 2024 | 0.51 mi0.82 km | |
The council gives N/A for the furthest distance: no distance was needed (the school was not over-subscribed).
Results
In 2024/25, 70% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 3% the higher standard. Across Sandwell it was 61%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲70% | 62% | ||
| ▼3% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 13 November 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for King George V Primary School was: Some aspects not as strong.
- Outcome
- Some aspects not as strong
- Inspected
- 12 Nov 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2019Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Mar 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Feb 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good