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Devonshire Infant Academy

URN
141293
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Devonshire Infant Academy
URN
141293
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3-7
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Limited Data

85 / 100

Limited Data

Academic Outcomes

—

Inspection

—

Admissions Value

—

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

85

School Compass rankings

School rankings are not currently available.

School Compass recommendation

Insufficient Data

Not enough information is available to generate a recommendation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: High competition
  • Admissions risk: High risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Below Average
  • National comparison: Higher crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
11 March 2025
Inspection date
11 February 2025
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 11 March 2025

  • Behaviour and attitudes

    Outstanding

    Graded 11 March 2025

  • Personal development

Admissions

High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

90

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

146

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

90

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

1.62×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Sandwell
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Sandwell)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
www.devonshireacademies.org.uk

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Performance & outcomes

Performance information is not currently available for this school.

Location

B67 7AT - Auckland Road, Smethwick, West Midlands

Contact details

Address
Auckland Road, Smethwick, West Midlands
Postcode
B67 7AT
Phone
1215581652
Website
www.devonshireacademies.org.uk
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Sandwell
Local authority code
333

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 271 schools in Sandwell.

Authority statistics

Total schools

271

Open schools

135

Closed schools

136

Primary schools

177

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Outstanding

    Graded 11 March 2025

  • Leadership and management

    Good

    Graded 11 March 2025

  • Early years

    Outstanding

    Graded 11 March 2025

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    11 March 202511 February 2025S5 InspectionInspectionView report for inspection published 11 March 2025
    • Inspection

      Published
      11 March 2025
      Inspected
      11 February 2025
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
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    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    61.6%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 88

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Secondary schools

    47

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary177 (66.0%)
    • Secondary47 (17.5%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other44 (16.4%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Devonshire Junior School0 mPrimaryClosed
    Devonshire Junior Academy0 mPrimaryOpen
    Smethwick Hall Girls' School0 mSecondaryClosed
    Devonshire Infant School0 mPrimaryClosed
    Smethwick Hall Boys' School71 mSecondaryClosed
    Ruskin House Pupil Referral Unit623 mNot applicableClosed
    Firs School665 mNot applicableClosed
    Crocketts Community Primary School681 mPrimaryOpen
    Arden School736 mNot applicableClosed
    Holly Lodge High School College of Science747 mSecondaryOpen
    • Devonshire Junior School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Devonshire Junior Academy
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Smethwick Hall Girls' School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Closed
    • Devonshire Infant School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Sandwell)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Abbey Infant SchoolPrimaryB67 5LROpen
    Abbey Junior SchoolPrimaryB67 5LTOpen
    Albert Pritchard Infant SchoolPrimaryWS10 9QGOpen
    Albion Junior SchoolPrimaryB66 1BAClosed
    All Saints CofE Primary SchoolPrimaryB71 1QNOpen
    • Abbey Infant School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      B67 5LR
      Status
      Open
    • Abbey Junior School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      B67 5LT
      Status
      Open
    • Albert Pritchard Infant School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      WS10 9QG
      Status
      Open
    • Albion Junior School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      B66 1BA
      Status
      Closed
    • All Saints CofE Primary School
    Smethwick Hall Boys' School
    Distance
    71 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • Ruskin House Pupil Referral Unit
    Distance
    623 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Firs School
    Distance
    665 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Crocketts Community Primary School
    Distance
    681 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Arden School
    Distance
    736 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Holly Lodge High School College of Science
    Distance
    747 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    B71 1QN
    Status
    Open