Schools in Smethwick
Smethwick is a town in the Black Country within the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, with 20 state schools - 17 primary and 2 secondary - serving one of the most densely populated parts of the West Midlands. Sandwell Council coordinates admissions for community schools, applying distance-based tiebreakers after looked-after children and siblings. The area has a diverse population, and several schools in Smethwick serve communities with a high proportion of pupils for whom English is an additional language.
Secondary admissions in Smethwick are competitive: both secondary schools draw applications from across Sandwell, and the last-distance figures for popular secondaries have been tight in recent years. Families should check the specific admissions criteria for each school, as several in the area are academies with their own admissions policies. Sandwell's co-ordinated secondary admissions round opens in September and closes in late October, with offers made in early March.
School demand in Smethwick
Across the 20 schools in Smethwick with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 99%. 9 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.
3 schools in Smethwick have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
8 of the schools in Smethwick are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Sandwell, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
5 of the schools in Smethwick have a current Ofsted rating, of which 5 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary schools in Smethwick: 8 oversubscribed (17)
Abbey Junior School
Primary · Community school
Smethwick · B67 5LT
Abbey Infant School
Primary · Community school
Smethwick · B67 5LR
Annie Lennard Primary School
Primary · Community school
Smethwick · B67 6LE
Bearwood Primary School
Primary · Community school
Smethwick · B66 4HB
Cape Primary School
Primary · Community school
Smethwick · B66 4SH
Crocketts Community Primary School
Primary · Community school
Smethwick · B67 7DW
St Matthew's CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Smethwick · B66 3LX
Uplands Manor Primary School and Nursery
Primary · Community school
Smethwick · B67 6HT
Galton Valley Primary School
Primary · Community school
Smethwick · B66 1BA
Victoria Park Primary
Primary · Academy converter
Smethwick · B66 3HH
George Betts Primary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Smethwick · B66 1RE
Shireland Hall Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Smethwick · B66 4PW
Devonshire Junior Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Smethwick · B67 7AT
Devonshire Infant Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Smethwick · B67 7AT
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Smethwick · B67 5HX
St Philip's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Smethwick · B66 3DU
Shireland Technology Primary
Primary · Free schools
Smethwick · B66 4ND
Secondary Schools in Smethwick (2)
Other Schools in Smethwick (1)
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Smethwick are set by Sandwell and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.