Smith's Wood Academy

State-Funded School

smiths-wood-academy-solihull-west-midlands

West MidlandsRegion

SolihullLocal Authority

Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull NorthConstituency

B36 0UEPostcode

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Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Smith's Wood Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Solihull, West Midlands.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 697 pupils. Smith's Wood Academy is part of FAIRFAX MULTI ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 13 Jan 2026 · published 4 Mar 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

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

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Inadequate

Quality ofeducation

Inadequate

Personaldevelopment

Inadequate

Behaviour &attitudes

Inadequate

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 32.2
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 18.6%
EBacc average point score: 2.96

Ethnicity

White

68%

Asian

Black

Mixed

15%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

697

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

65%

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 – 16
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 697
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: FAIRFAX MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
14 Jun 2023	Inadequate	Inadequate	Inadequate	Inadequate	Inadequate
4 Jun 2019	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.