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Woods Bank Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Rough Hay Road, Darlaston, Wednesbury WS10 8NQ · woodsbank.org · 0121 568 6421
On the mapSearch near WS10 8NQ
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jul 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 72%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Walsall 59%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 303
- 89% of 341 places
- Local authority
- Walsall
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 66.9%
- First language not English
- 22.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 28 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 30 | 28 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 36 | 29 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 29 | 29 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 39 | 32 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 44 | 32 | 0.7 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 72% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Walsall it was 59%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲72% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Woods Bank Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 9 July 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 9 Jul 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Requires improvement |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Feb 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Feb 2022Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Nov 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Sept 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement
What parents said
57% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (35 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 57%
- Replies
- 35
- 9% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 77% who raised concerns
based on the 46% who had a child bullied