Greenwood Academy

State-Funded School

greenwood-academy-birmingham-west-midlands

West MidlandsRegion

BirminghamLocal Authority

Birmingham ErdingtonConstituency

B35 7NLPostcode

1.2

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Greenwood Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Birmingham, West Midlands.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 935 pupils. Greenwood Academy is part of LIFT SCHOOLS.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 13 Jan 2026 · published 28 May 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 31.8
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 18.6%
EBacc average point score: 2.77

Ethnicity

White

62%

Asian

Black

10%

Mixed

18%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

935

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

56%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 935
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: LIFT SCHOOLS

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
22 Nov 2021	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
17 Apr 2018	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.