Abbey Junior School
Primary · Community school · Ages 7–11 · Smethwick, Sandwell
Abbey Junior School is a primary school in Smethwick, Sandwell for ages 7–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 5 March 2025.
Key facts
- Address
- Barclay Road, Smethwick, B67 5LT
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 7–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Sandwell
- Pupils on roll
- 357 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 22.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 27.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 5 March 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud to attend Abbey Junior School and enjoy coming to school each day.”
- “They feel happy and secure in the supportive and caring school environment.”
- “In the words of one pupil, the school ‘is a welcoming and lovely place where teachers show us how to be good people’.”
To improve
- “However, on occasion, the school does not check pupils’ understanding well enough.”
- “Some pupils who need extra help, or who are ready to move their learning on, are not supported as well as they could be.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 1 April 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 74% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Sandwell.
- Abbey Infant School 0.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Gregory's Catholic Primary School 0.2 mi School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Annie Lennard Primary School 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Bearwood Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Uplands Manor Primary School and Nursery 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Lightwoods Primary Academy 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Bleakhouse Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Shireland Technology Primary 0.9 mi Outstanding Last distance published