Devonshire Infant Academy
Auckland Road, Smethwick, B67 7AT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- VICTORIA ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Elise Waldron
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Victoria Academies Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Smethwick
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 346
- URN
- 141293
- Local authority
- Sandwell
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01215581652
About this school
Devonshire Infant Academy is a primary academy in Smethwick. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 346 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Devonshire Infant Academy, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Devonshire Infant 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 338 |
| 2023/24 | 338 |
| 2024/25 | 349 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Devonshire Infant Academy compares
Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6% | 28% | 346 | — |
| Devonshire Junior Academy | 71% | 4.3% | 38.7% | 349 | 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)
- 27.99%
- English as an additional language
- 81.7%
- Overall absence
- 5.99%
- Persistent absence
- 12.71%
Location
Nearby schools
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Devonshire Junior 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
-
Galton Valley Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Smethwick
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Annie Lennard Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Smethwick
Other 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 Junior 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 ages does Devonshire Infant Academy teach?
- Devonshire Infant Academy teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in Smethwick.
- Who is the headteacher of Devonshire Infant Academy?
- The headteacher of Devonshire Infant Academy is Mrs Elise Waldron, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Devonshire Infant Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Devonshire Infant 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 many pupils are at Devonshire Infant Academy?
- Devonshire Infant Academy has 346 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is Devonshire Infant Academy full?
- Devonshire Infant Academy has capacity for 315 pupils and 346 on roll (110%), so it is at or above 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 Devonshire Infant Academy a faith school?
- No. Devonshire Infant Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Devonshire Infant Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Devonshire Infant Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Devonshire Infant Academy part of an academy trust?
- Devonshire Infant 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 Infant Academy have?
- The schools register lists Devonshire Infant Academy's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- What is Devonshire Infant Academy's absence rate?
- Devonshire Infant Academy's overall absence rate is 6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Devonshire Infant Academy publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Devonshire Infant Academy. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.