Shireland Hall Primary Academy
Montague Road, Smethwick, B66 4PW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE ELLIOT FOUNDATION ACADEMIES TRUST
- Executive Principal
- Allan Shephard
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Elliot Foundation Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Smethwick
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 694
- Pupils on roll
- 661
- URN
- 139875
- Local authority
- Sandwell
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01215586331
About this school
Shireland Hall Primary Academy is a primary academy in Smethwick. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 661 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 18 May 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Outstanding. 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 | 88 | 82 | 86 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 65% | 74% | 69% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 2% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 90% | 83% | 87% |
| Expected standard in maths | 85% | 84% | 88% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 76% | 80% | 85% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 106.0 | 110.0 |
| Reading progress | +4.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +4.80 | - | - |
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 Shireland Hall 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 | 65% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 74% | 57.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 69% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 677 |
| 2023/24 | 669 |
| 2024/25 | 662 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Shireland Hall Primary Academy compares
Shireland Hall Primary Academy ranked 26th of 84 primary schools in Sandwell for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 69% | 4.3% | 30.3% | 661 | — |
| Cape Primary School | 47% | 5.2% | 45.7% | 488 | 0.1 miles |
| Shireland Technology Primary | 75% | 4.5% | 37.8% | 440 | 0.4 miles |
| City Road Primary School | 69% | 7.5% | 43.2% | 456 | 0.4 miles |
| St Matthew's CofE Primary School | 71% | 4% | 41.9% | 470 | 0.4 miles |
| Victoria Park Primary | 58% | 6.6% | 40.1% | 604 | 0.5 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)
- 30.29%
- English as an additional language
- 73.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.29%
- Persistent absence
- 7.76%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Cape Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Smethwick
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Shireland Technology Primary0.4 miles
Primary · Smethwick
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City Road Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
St Matthew's CofE Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Smethwick
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Victoria Park Primary0.5 miles
Primary · Smethwick
Other schools in Smethwick
Shireland Hall Primary Academy ranks 7th 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
- George Betts Primary Academy Primary
- Shireland Technology Primary Primary
- St Gregory's Catholic Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Shireland Hall Primary Academy teach?
- Shireland Hall Primary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Smethwick.
- Who is the executive principal of Shireland Hall Primary Academy?
- The executive principal of Shireland Hall Primary Academy is Allan Shephard, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Shireland Hall Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Shireland Hall 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 Shireland Hall Primary Academy?
- Shireland Hall Primary Academy has 661 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Shireland Hall Primary Academy full?
- Shireland Hall Primary Academy has capacity for 694 pupils and 661 on roll (95%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Shireland Hall Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Shireland Hall Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Shireland Hall Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Shireland Hall Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Shireland Hall Primary Academy?
- Shireland Hall 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 Shireland Hall Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 65% in 2022/23 and 69% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Shireland Hall Primary Academy rank locally?
- Shireland Hall Primary Academy ranked 26th of 84 primary schools in Sandwell for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Shireland Hall Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Shireland Hall Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Shireland Hall Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Shireland Hall 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.