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Washwood Heath Academy
All-through · Mixed · Ages 4–18 · Academy
Burney Lane, Stechford, Birmingham B8 2AS · washwood.academy · 0121 675 7272
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2020
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 42.9
- average Attainment 8 score. Birmingham 46.6, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Birmingham Council
- Demand for places
- 0.6
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,668
- 192 over 1,476 places · 113%
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery class
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 57.5%
- First language not English
- 64.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Birmingham Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 150 families put the school first and 252 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 252 | 150 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 248 | 124 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 252 | 138 | 0.5 | 99% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 254 | 123 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 254 | 135 | 0.5 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | All | |
| September 2024 | All | |
| September 2025 | 1.09 mi1.75 km | |
| September 2023 | 0.57 mi0.92 km | |
| September 2022 | 0.23 mi0.37 km | |
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | All | |
| September 2025 | All | |
Every applicant was offered a place.
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 42.9, and 38.6% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Birmingham it was 46.6, and across England 46.
In 2024/25, 56% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 7% the higher standard. Across Birmingham it was 63%, and across England 62%.
In 2023/24 the average A level result was grade C (28.9 points per entry).
Key stage 2 results
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼56% | 62% | ||
| ●7% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
| Grammar and spelling | ●104 | 105 | |
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼42.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼38.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼59.2% | 64.8% | ||
| ●39.3% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.72 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 21.7 | −2.2 |
| Sixth form college | 15.9 | −10 |
| Further education | 47.5 | +10.7 |
| Other education | 0.4 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 2.2 | +1.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7.6 | +0.7 |
| Activity not captured | 4.7 | −0.2 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
Applied general average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 students | Dist+ (38) | Well above average +0.60 |
| Earlier years: Applied general | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 36 | Dist (35.4) | +0.62 |
| 2022/23 | 35 | Dist- (33.1) | — |
| 2021/22 | 41 | Dist (34) | — |
| 2018/19 | 30 | Merit (26) | -0.13 |
| 2016/17 | 47 | — | +0.15 |
| 2015/16 | 43 | — | +1.44 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 57.9 | +28.4 |
| Further education | 5.3 | −1.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.8 | −5.9 |
| Employment | 8.8 | −4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 19.3 | −16.6 |
| Activity not captured | 7 | −0.7 |
Ofsted
Washwood Heath Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 3 March 2020, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework. An ungraded inspection in May 2025 found: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 20 May 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2020
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Mar 2020Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Sixth form Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Oct 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Oct 2009Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement
What parents said
66% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (29 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 66%
- Replies
- 29
- 2% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 86% who raised concerns
based on the 52% who had a child bullied