George Betts Primary Academy
West End Avenue, Smethwick, B66 1RE
383 pupils · 86% of 446 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- THE ELLIOT FOUNDATION ACADEMIES TRUST
- Local authority
- Sandwell
- Free school meals
- 46.8%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 17 July 2024, published 9 September 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 80% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 19% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.65 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 40 | 26 | 47 | 33 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 44 | 32 | 42 | 35 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 37 | 35 | 44 | 36 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 39 | 39 | 50 | 39 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 41 | 39 | 54 | 40 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 25 | 24 | 31 | 25 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 44 | 35 | 49 | 38 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 43 | 42 | 54 | 43 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Rood End Primary School 0.7 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Holy Trinity CofE Primary School 1.1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School 1.2 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Lyng Primary School 1.2 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Christ Church Church of England Primary School 1.3 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Devonshire Junior Academy 1.3 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.