George Betts Primary Academy

George Betts Primary Academy continues to perform well, maintaining its overall 'good' status following the recent ungraded inspection. The evidence suggests it could achieve an outstanding rating in a future graded inspection, highlighting the school's solid curriculum and strong leadership. With a focus on personal development, pupils exhibit exceptional behavior and attitude towards learning, benefiting from a wide array of extracurricular opportunities that greatly enhance their educational experience.

Strengths

• Ambitious and coherent curriculum design.
• Effective early reading instruction.
• Strong personal development programs.
• High pupil engagement and enthusiasm for learning.
• Significant support for pupils with SEND.
• High levels of parental satisfaction.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at George Betts Primary Academy attended 95.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 8.1% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.0% of pupils at George Betts Primary Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 George Betts Primary Academy had 19.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 16.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 14.1% of pupils at George Betts Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.0% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 George Betts Primary Academy received £7,448 and spent £7,518 for each of its 397 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £205,000 (£515 per pupil).

Across all 36 schools of The Elliot Foundation Academies Trust, income was £7,171 and spending £7,108 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Smethwick · Sandwell local authority: places and applications

George Betts Primary Academy is part of The Elliot Foundation Academies Trust, which runs 37 schools. The nearest others:

• Rounds Green Primary School Oldbury
• Shireland Hall Primary Academy Smethwick
• Rowley Hall Primary School Rowley Regis
• Harborne Primary School Birmingham
• Netherbrook Primary School Dudley
• Tiverton Academy Birmingham
• Chandos Primary School Birmingham
• Woods Bank Academy Wednesbury
• Kings Rise Academy Birmingham
• Croft Academy Walsall

What is George Betts Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for George Betts Primary Academy is Good, from an inspection in September 2024.

When was George Betts Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

George Betts Primary Academy was last inspected in September 2024.

How many pupils does George Betts Primary Academy have?

George Betts Primary Academy has 383 pupils on roll.

What age range does George Betts Primary Academy cover?

George Betts Primary Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are George Betts Primary Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 80% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is George Betts Primary Academy?

George Betts Primary Academy is at West End Avenue, Smethwick, West Midlands, B66 1RE.