George Betts Primary Academy
West End Avenue, Smethwick, B66 1RE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE ELLIOT FOUNDATION ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Nikki Rolfe
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Elliot Foundation Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Smethwick
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 446
- Pupils on roll
- 383
- URN
- 139565
- Local authority
- Sandwell
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01215580472
About this school
George Betts Primary Academy is a primary academy in Smethwick. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 383 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 17 July 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good and saw signs of improvement; a full inspection will follow. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 58 | 59 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 69% | 76% | 80% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 8% | 19% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 93% | 86% |
| Expected standard in maths | 78% | 88% | 81% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 84% | 92% | 85% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 110.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.50 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How George Betts Primary Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Sandwell average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 69% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 76% | 57.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 80% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 411 |
| 2023/24 | 430 |
| 2024/25 | 409 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How George Betts Primary Academy compares
George Betts Primary Academy ranked 6th of 84 primary schools in Sandwell for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 80% | 4.4% | 41.8% | 383 | — |
| Rood End Primary School | 50% | 7.1% | 43.8% | 428 | 0.5 miles |
| Holy Trinity CofE Primary School | 64% | 5.6% | 40.5% | 454 | 0.7 miles |
| St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School | 71% | 3.7% | 28.7% | 188 | 0.7 miles |
| Lyng Primary School | 63% | 4.6% | 36.4% | 453 | 0.7 miles |
| Christ Church Church of England Primary School | — | — | — | — | 0.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 41.82%
- English as an additional language
- 83.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.4%
- Persistent absence
- 8.06%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Rood End Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Oldbury
-
Holy Trinity CofE Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · West Bromwich
-
St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Oldbury
-
Lyng Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · West Bromwich
-
Christ Church Church of England Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Oldbury
Other schools in Smethwick
George Betts Primary Academy ranks 1st of the 15 ranked primary schools in Smethwick.
- Abbey Infant School Primary
- Abbey Junior School Primary
- Annie Lennard Primary School Primary
- Bearwood Primary School Primary
- Cape Primary School Primary
- Crocketts Community Primary School Primary
- Devonshire Infant Academy Primary
- Devonshire Junior Academy Primary
- Galton Valley Primary School Primary
- Shireland Hall Primary Academy Primary
- Shireland Technology Primary Primary
- St Gregory's Catholic Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does George Betts Primary Academy teach?
- George Betts Primary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Smethwick.
- Who is the headteacher of George Betts Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of George Betts Primary Academy is Mrs Nikki Rolfe, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was George Betts Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected George Betts Primary Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is George Betts Primary Academy?
- George Betts Primary Academy has 383 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is George Betts Primary Academy full?
- George Betts Primary Academy has capacity for 446 pupils and 383 on roll (86%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is George Betts Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. George Betts Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does George Betts Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records George Betts Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs George Betts Primary Academy?
- George Betts Primary Academy is part of THE ELLIOT FOUNDATION ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have George Betts Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 69% in 2022/23 and 80% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does George Betts Primary Academy rank locally?
- George Betts Primary Academy ranked 6th of 84 primary schools in Sandwell for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is George Betts Primary Academy's absence rate?
- George Betts Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are George Betts Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, George Betts Primary Academy's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.