Smith's Wood Academy is a secondary school located in Birmingham. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's management effectiveness good, overall effectiveness, quality of education and outcomes for pupils requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 02/05/2019. The overall pupil absence from this school is 7.8%, which is 3.8 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Windward Way, Birmingham, B36 0UE
Website: http://smithswood.co.uk/
Telephone: 01217884100
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Solihull
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Richard Cornell
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 143895

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 02/05/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1000
Number of Pupils: 950
Number of Boys: 465
Number of Girls: 485

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 7.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 23.8% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average: -0.68 Confidence interval -0.89 to -0.47
Of the 148 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 143 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:24%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:23%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:37.6
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:2.97
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School
Arran Way , Chelmsley Wood B36 0QE
- not rated 216 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Kingshurst Primary School
School Close , Kingshurst B37 6BN
2out of 4 454 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Smith's Wood Primary Academy
Burton's Way , Smith's Wood B36 0SZ
4out of 4 610 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School
Fordbridge Road , Kingshurst B37 6LW
- not rated 951 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Yorkswood Primary School
Kingshurst Way , Kingshurst B37 6DF
2out of 4 1,203 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Smith's Wood Academy
Windward Way , Smith's Wood B36 0UE
2out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst
Cooks Lane , Solihull B37 6NU
1out of 4 1,520 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
John Henry Newman Catholic College
Chelmsley Road , Chelmsley Wood B37 5GA
3out of 4 1,795 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
WMG Academy for Young Engineers (Solihull)
Chelmsley Road , Chelmsley Wood B37 5FD
3out of 4 1,909 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School
Park Hall Academy
Water Orton Road , Castle Bromwich B36 9HF
3out of 4 2,173 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Forest Oak School
Windward Way , Smith's Wood B36 0UE
4out of 4 178 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Merstone School
Windward Way , Smith's Wood B36 0UE
4out of 4 178 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Auckland Education Centre
Bosworth Wood Campus , Auckland Drive B36 0DD
1out of 4 1,269 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Summerfield Education Centre
Auckland Drive , Smith's Wood B36 0DD
3out of 4 1,319 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Castlewood School
Lanchester Way , Castle Bromwich B36 9LF
2out of 4 1,794 yd Academy special sponsor led No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.