Washwood Heath Academy

General Info

Education Phase
All-through
Ofsted rating
Good
Mar 3 2020 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Birmingham
Unique reference
139888
Address
Burney Lane, Stechford, B8 2AS

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1719 (97% of total capacity)
Boys
54.2%
Girls
45.8%
First language not English
60%
Free school meals (FSM)
40.5%
Persistent absence
26.0%
Special education needs (SEN)
14.1%
Pupil ethnicities
Pakistani 63.5%
African 8.7%
Unclassified 7.6%
Other 6.2%
Bangladeshi 4.2%
Mixed 2.8%
Gypsy/Roma 2%
Other White 1.6%
Other Asian 1.3%
White British 0.8%
Indian 0.8%
Caribbean 0.4%
Other Black 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingBelow average-2.8
WritingAverage-1.3
MathsAverage-2
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 52%
Local authority average 60%
England average 61%

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

School 0%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 101
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 102
Local authority average 104
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Childcare SkillsTechnical Award19
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionTechnical Award46
Health StudiesTechnical Award43
MultimediaTechnical Award65
Small Business ManagementTechnical Award23
Sports LeadershipTechnical Award28
ArabicGCSE4
Art & Design (3d Studies)GCSE9
Art & DesignGCSE23
BiologyGCSE32
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

Washwood Heath Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
26
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
25
2nd preference
46
3rd preference
29
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
25
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes21.3
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29.7
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
29
17
12
Year 1
30
14
16
Year 2
30
12
18
Year 3
30
18
12
Year 4
30
19
11
Year 5
30
16
14
Year 6
30
12
18
Year 7
273
146
127
Year 8
279
159
120
Year 9
283
160
123
Year 10
281
151
130
Year 11
291
177
114
Year 12
56
14
42
Year 13
47
17
30
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
90.0%
88.8%
86.5%
Further education
41.0%
38.7%
34.7%
School sixth form
20.0%
35.4%
37.9%
Sixth form college
29.0%
14.0%
13.1%
Other education destinations
SP
0.7%
0.9%
Entering employment
2.0%
2.2%
3.9%
Entering apprenticeships
SP
1.5%
3.4%
Not in education or employment
7.0%
5.8%
5.2%
Destination unknown
1.0%
1.8%
1.0%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
97.0%
73.6%
64.0%
Top third higher education institutions
6.0%
21.0%
19.7%
Russell Group
6.0%
20.5%
17.7%
Oxford or Cambridge
0.0%
1.1%
1.0%
Other study at level 4 or 5
0.0%
2.7%
2.6%
Higher apprenticeships
0.0%
1.3%
1.7%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2019-2020 England: Year 2019-2020

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