Devonshire Junior Academy
Auckland Road, Smethwick, B67 7AT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- VICTORIA ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Elise Waldron
- Sponsor
- Victoria Academies Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Smethwick
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 349
- URN
- 141292
- Local authority
- Sandwell
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01215581654
About this school
Devonshire Junior Academy is a primary academy in Smethwick. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 349 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 22 September 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. 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 | 90 | 89 | 86 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 58% | 66% | 71% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 8% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 69% | 80% | 78% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 82% | 81% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 63% | 78% | 70% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.80 | - | - |
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 Devonshire Junior 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 | 58% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 66% | 57.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 71% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 356 |
| 2023/24 | 358 |
| 2024/25 | 357 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Devonshire Junior Academy compares
Devonshire Junior Academy ranked 21st of 84 primary schools in Sandwell for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% 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 | 71% | 4.3% | 38.7% | 349 | — |
| Devonshire Infant Academy | — | 6% | 28% | 346 | 0.0 miles |
| Crocketts Community Primary School | 65% | 4.1% | 35.2% | 472 | 0.4 miles |
| Uplands Manor Primary School and Nursery | 55% | 6.5% | 46.1% | 734 | 0.6 miles |
| Galton Valley Primary School | 71% | 4.8% | 42.7% | 456 | 0.7 miles |
| Annie Lennard Primary School | 62% | 4.5% | 37.7% | 229 | 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)
- 38.66%
- English as an additional language
- 81.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.27%
- Persistent absence
- 7.9%
Location
Nearby schools
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Devonshire Infant Academy0.0 miles
Primary · Smethwick
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Crocketts Community Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Smethwick
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Uplands Manor Primary School and Nursery0.6 miles
Primary · Smethwick
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Galton Valley Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Smethwick
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Annie Lennard Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Smethwick
Other schools in Smethwick
Devonshire Junior Academy ranks 5th 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
- Galton Valley Primary School Primary
- George Betts Primary Academy Primary
- Shireland Hall Primary Academy Primary
- Shireland Technology Primary Primary
- St Gregory's Catholic Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Devonshire Junior Academy teach?
- Devonshire Junior Academy teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Smethwick.
- Who is the headteacher of Devonshire Junior Academy?
- The headteacher of Devonshire Junior Academy is Mrs Elise Waldron, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Devonshire Junior Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Devonshire Junior 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 Devonshire Junior Academy?
- Devonshire Junior Academy has 349 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Devonshire Junior Academy full?
- Devonshire Junior Academy has capacity for 360 pupils and 349 on roll (97%), 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 Devonshire Junior Academy a faith school?
- No. Devonshire Junior Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Devonshire Junior Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Devonshire Junior Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Devonshire Junior Academy?
- Devonshire Junior Academy is part of VICTORIA ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Devonshire Junior Academy have?
- The schools register lists Devonshire Junior Academy's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Devonshire Junior Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 58% in 2022/23 and 71% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Devonshire Junior Academy rank locally?
- Devonshire Junior Academy ranked 21st of 84 primary schools in Sandwell for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% 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 Devonshire Junior Academy's absence rate?
- Devonshire Junior Academy's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Devonshire Junior Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Devonshire Junior 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.