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George Betts Primary Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Sponsored academy
West End Avenue, Smethwick B66 1RE · georgebettsprimaryacademy.com · 0121 558 0472
Overview
- Ofsted
- Improving
- Ungraded inspection · Jul 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 80%
- 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
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 383
- 86% of 446 places
- Local authority
- Sandwell
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 46.8%
- First language not English
- 83.3%
- 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, 26 families put the school first and 40 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 40 | 26 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 44 | 32 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 37 | 35 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 39 | 39 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 41 | 39 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 80% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 19% 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 | |||
| ▲80% | 62% | ||
| ▲19% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲109 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 17 July 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for George Betts Primary Academy was: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next.
- Outcome
- Improving
- Inspected
- 16 Jul 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jun 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jun 2019Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Jan 2019Ungraded inspectionImproving
Safeguarding Effective Jan 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good
What parents said
90% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (42 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 90%
- Replies
- 42
- 10% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 79% who raised concerns
based on the 38% who had a child bullied