The school's catchement covers part of North Ryde, Denistone East, West Ryde and Ryde. The school is a new build (opened 2020) and has open plan learning hubs. Current enrolment is approx 500 students.

Smalls Road Public School community are:
* above the average value of index of community socio-educational advantage
* over 65% from language background other than English
* less than 1% Aboriginal or Torres Strait heritage

Smalls Road Public School incorporates an innovate educational model, including flexible teaching where all individual classes learn within collaborative ‘learning hubs’ that can consist of up to 3 classes. Our school has been built to support technology-rich learning with infrastructure that will support ongoing technology changes and advancements.

Teaching teams adopt a collegial approach to programming, dedicated to providing differentiated student-centred teaching and learning opportunities for all students. Current priorities of the school include literacy and numeracy excellence, innovative teaching, student wellbeing and building a positive, inclusive and supportive school culture.