Overall Oxbridge
#471
1 ranked schools · +443 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,983
Applications
2
Offers
1
Offer rate50.0%
+27.6 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 22.4%
Schools in Smethwick
Once one of the Black Country's foremost metalworking and glassmaking centres, Smethwick built its Victorian character through the furnaces and foundries lining the Birmingham Canal Navigations as they cut through the town. Part of the Sandwell district in the West Midlands and home to around 54,000 residents, Smethwick sits between Birmingham's western edge and the broader metropolitan conurbation. Bearwood adjoins the town to the southwest.
Cape Hill and Shireland are widely regarded as school-competitive postcodes, while Holly Lodge draws families targeting secondary places in the area. West Midlands Railway services from Smethwick Rolfe Street and Smethwick Galton Bridge reach Birmingham New Street in under ten minutes, opening the full range of the city's state and selective schools.
17
Primary
schools
3
Secondary
schools
of which2sixth forms·3faith20 total
Area Performance
Smethwick schools rank in the top 44% of England
Across 18 primary and secondary schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 7.69/10, +0.34 vs England.
Find My School Inspection Band
16% Elite
Distribution across all Smethwick schools
EliteExcellentGood
Smethwick vs England distribution
National Rank
Top 44%
Across all ranked Smethwick schools
Top 43%Primaryavg #6,387 of 14,978
Top 53%Secondaryavg #2,037 of 3,861
Primary schools: 15 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.7/10
+0.33 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#6,387
+7 pts vs medianmedian 7,489
top 43% of 14,978
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
65%
+3 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
8%
0 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.7/10
+0.33 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#6,387
+7 pts vs medianmedian 7,489
top 43% of 14,978
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
65%
+3 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
8%
0 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Secondary schools: 3 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.8/10
+0.40 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#2,037
-3 pts vs medianmedian 1,931
top 53% of 3,861
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
43.3
+4.2 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.8/10
+0.40 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#2,037
-3 pts vs medianmedian 1,931
top 53% of 3,861
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
43.3
+4.2 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Cambridge
#364
1 ranked schools · +409 places vs Eng avg #773 of 1,880
Applications
2
Offers
1
Offer rate50.0%
+20.6 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 29.4%
Top 3 Primary Schools
2026
Smethwick
Top 2 Secondary Schools
2026
Smethwick
Top 2 Sixth Forms
2026
Smethwick
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