George Betts Primary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · Smethwick, Sandwell
George Betts Primary Academy is a primary school in Smethwick, Sandwell for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next, from the inspection on 17 July 2024. Sandwell has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- West End Avenue, Smethwick, B66 1RE
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Sandwell
- Pupils on roll
- 383 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 44.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Inspected 17 July 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils at George Betts Primary Academy thrive as this is a school which puts considerable thought into the curriculum and the wider opportunities that pupils benefit from.”
- “As a group of pupils, typical of many, said to the inspector, ‘In our diverse school we have many opportunities for every child and caring teachers who want all pupils to succeed.”
- “Due to all this, pupils achieve exceptionally well and are very happy.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 September 2024 (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) | 80% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 26 first-preference applications, 40 offers in total, 26 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2024 to 2026, as Sandwell published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Sandwell.
- Rood End Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Holy Trinity CofE Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Lyng Primary School 0.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Christ Church Church of England Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Devonshire Infant Academy 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Devonshire Junior Academy 0.8 mi School remains Good
- Langley Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published