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Smith's Wood Primary Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Burton's Way, Smith's Wood, Birmingham B36 0SZ · smithswoodpri.solihull.sch.uk · 0121 779 8050
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Outstanding
- Ungraded inspection · May 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 82%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Solihull 67%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.82 mi
- 1.32 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Catchment · Solihull Council
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 445
- 5 over 440 places · 101%
- Local authority
- Solihull
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 52.1%
- First language not English
- 14.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered under “Catchment” went to a home 0.82 mi (1.32 km) from the school. Source: Solihull Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 73 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 82% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 60 | 73 | 1.2▲ | 82% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 58 | 59 | 1▲ | 88% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 56 | 53 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 58 | 60 | 1▲ | 93% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 58 | 59 | 1▲ | 92% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.82 mi1.32 km | |
| September 2025 | 0.77 mi1.24 km | |
| September 2024 | All | |
The council says all on time applicants were offered a place.
Results
In 2024/25, 82% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 10% the higher standard. Across Solihull it was 67%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲82% | 62% | ||
| ●10% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 11 May 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Smith's Wood Primary Academy was: School remains Outstanding.
- Outcome
- Remains Outstanding
- Inspected
- 10 May 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, May 2017
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2017Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Feb 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (34 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 94%
- Replies
- 34
- 8% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 76% who raised concerns
based on the 26% who had a child bullied