Woods Bank Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Feb 2 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Walsall
- Unique reference
- 139305
- Address
- Rough Hay Road, Darlaston, WS10 8NQ
- Website
- www.woodsbank.org
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 381 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.4%
- Girls
- 49.6%
- First language not English
- 18.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 61.4%
- Persistent absence
- 22.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.3%
White British 64.6%
Mixed 10.2%
Indian 6.8%
African 4.5%
Other White 3.1%
Pakistani 2.9%
Unclassified 2.4%
Bangladeshi 1.3%
Other 1.3%
Other Asian 1%
Other Black 0.8%
Caribbean 0.5%
Irish 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage0.5
WritingAverage-1.6
MathsAverage1.5
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 65%
Local authority average 59%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 0%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 103
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Woods Bank Academy
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 29
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 29
- 2nd preference
- 5
- 3rd preference
- 2
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 29
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.8 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 24.2 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 25.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 6 2 4 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 23 13 10 |
| Reception, Full-time | 39 17 22 |
| Year 1 | 51 27 24 |
| Year 2 | 55 26 29 |
| Year 3 | 54 30 24 |
| Year 4 | 44 24 20 |
| Year 5 | 53 25 28 |
| Year 6 | 56 28 28 |