Washwood Heath Academy in Birmingham - ratings, address, contact etc

Washwood Heath Academy is a all-through school located in Birmingham. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 19/10/2012. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.3%, which is 2.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Burney Lane, Birmingham

School Information

Address:	Burney Lane, Birmingham, B8 2AS
Website:	www.washwood.academy
Telephone:	01216757272
School Type:	Academy converter
Education phase:	All-through
Local authority:	Birmingham
Headteacher / Principal:	Mrs Lynn Petrie
Religious character:	Does not apply
Admissions policy:	Non-selective
Unique reference:	139888

Ofsted Inspection

Overall Effectiveness
Quality Of Education
Outcomes For Pupils
Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 19/10/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range:	4 - 18
Gender:	Mixed
School Capacity:	1476
Number of Pupils:	1679
Number of Boys:	890
Number of Girls:	789

Absence

	School	England state-funded schools:
Overall absence:	6.3%	4%
Persistent absence:	18.4%	8.2%

Education - Primary

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:
England Average:	65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:
England Average:	11%

Average score in reading

School:
England Average:	104

Average score in maths

School:
England Average:	105

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: 0.01 Confidence interval -0.16 to 0.18

Of the 238 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 220 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:	41%
England Average:	40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:	91%
England Average:	94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:	32%
England Average:	43%

Attainment 8 score

School:	40
England Average:	46.7

EBacc average point score

School:	3.5
England Average:	4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Washwood Heath Nursery School 201 Sladefield Road , Ward End B8 2SY	4out of 4	1,042 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bordesley Green East Nursery School 358 Bordesley Green East , Stechford B33 8QB	3out of 4	1,588 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Highfield Nursery School Highfield Road , Saltley B8 3QU	3out of 4	2,324 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Adderley Nursery School 1 St. Saviours Road , B8 1HN	4out of 4	3,158 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Cuthbert's RC Junior and Infant (NC) School Gumbleberrys Close , Off Cotterills Lane B8 2PS	3out of 4	523 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thornton Primary School Thornton Road , Ward End B8 2LQ	3out of 4	644 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Colebourne Primary School Stechford Road , Hodge Hill B34 6BJ	3out of 4	958 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Sladefield Infant School Bamville Road , Ward End B8 2TJ	4out of 4	991 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Ward End Primary School Ingleton Road , B8 2RA	4out of 4	1,277 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Saltley Academy Belchers Lane , Bordesley Green B9 5RX	3out of 4	1,230 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Hodge Hill College Bromford Road , Hodge Hill B36 8HB	3out of 4	1,351 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Hodge Hill Girls' School Bromford Road , Hodge Hill B36 8EY	3out of 4	1,475 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Rockwood Academy Naseby Road , Alum Rock B8 3HG	3out of 4	1,905 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Waverley Studio College 470 Belchers Lane , Bordesley Green B9 5SX	3out of 4	1,954 yd	Studio schools	No	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Washwood Heath Academy Burney Lane , Stechford B8 2AS	3out of 4	0 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Waverley School Yardley Green Road , Bordesley Green B9 5QA	2out of 4	1,981 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Starbank School Hob Moor Road , B10 9BT	- not rated	2,602 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Riverside Education 2 Riverside Drive , Stechford B33 9BF	- not rated	659 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Beaufort School Stechford Road , Hodge Hill B34 6BJ	4out of 4	867 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Braidwood School for the Deaf Bromford Road , B36 8AF	3out of 4	1,366 yd	Foundation special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hamd House School The Custard House , 29 - 43 Blake Lane B9 5QT	- not rated	2,342 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Al Huda Girls' School 74-76 Washwood Heath Road , Saltley B8 1RD	- not rated	2,817 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.