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Devonshire Infant Academy

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Elise Waldron

corporate_fareVICTORIA ACADEMIES TRUST

location_onSmethwick, B67 7AT

language Visit Website phone 1215581652

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2025

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Students

338

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Devonshire Infant Academy is a Academy converter primary school in Smethwick, serving ages 3-7. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Demand is above capacity (1.0×) — apply through your local authority on time.

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School Summary

Devonshire Infant Academy is an academy converter in Smethwick, Sandwell, admitting pupils aged 3-7. It is part of VICTORIA ACADEMIES TRUST. The school has approximately 349 pupils on roll, of whom 28% are eligible for free school meals.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.0× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 28.6:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

11 February 2025

Inspection Report

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01 September 2014

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2025-02-11

S5 Inspection EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Good

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Good

2013-05-22

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2010-05-11

None EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 349 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	349	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	350	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	338	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	338	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	336	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	340	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	338	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	334	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	341	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	346	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	343	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	343	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	340	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	338	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	346	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	346	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	340	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	352	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	344	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	335	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	365	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	366	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	358	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	367	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	367	1	0.3%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	367	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 39 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 10 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 6 pupils

Hearing Impairment 2 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils